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Commemorative ribbon

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Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1914

GUSN

GUSN-194520

Description

Red, white, and blue stripe silk ribbon with gold metal plate. Plate has curvy details. Gold lettering on ribbon and handwritten name on plate. Chamber of commerce eagle in gold on ribbon.

Details

Descriptive Terms

commemoratives
silk (fiber)
metal
Ribbon, Commemorative

Inscription

"Stephen Phillips" (handwritten)
"DELEGATE / SECOND ANNUAL / MEETING OF THE/ CHAMBER/ OF/ COMMERCE/ OF THE/ UNITED STATES/ OF/ AMERICA/ NEW WILLARD HOTEL/ WASHINGTON, D.C./ FEB.11-13 / 1914" (embossed)
"MEYER'S MILITARY SHOP/ Manufactures & Importers? 1231 PA. AVE. N.W./ WASHINGTON, D.C." (printed)

Associated Building

Original to Phillips House (Salem, Mass.),

Maker

Meyer's Military Shop (Manufacturer)

Dimensions

2 (W) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of the Stephen Phillips Memorial Charitable Trust for Historic Preservation

Accession Number

2006.44.2720

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