Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge |
Catalog Number |
1935.068.00012 |
Date |
1929 |
Description |
A 3 part commemorative badge. An oval-topped bar-pin made of "antiqued" bronze with a depiction of 4 riflemen and the words: "CHARLOTTE N.C. THE HORNET'S NEST". On the back of the bar-pin is a clasp pin and a pin for a ribbon. Connected via 1 chain loop is a round "antique" bronze medal depicting two portrait heads, a monument that seperates the 2 heads, an Army of Northern Virginia flag crossed with a Third national flag both of which are colored red, white, and blue with enamel fill, and the letters: "S.C.V." at the bottom. On the back of the medal is the manufacturer's name. A red and white striped silk ribbon hangs from the back of the bar-pin. On the back of the ribbon is the manufacturer's paper label glued to the back. |
Owned |
Walter L. Hopkins |
Made |
Green Duck Company, Chicago, Illinois |
Provenance |
A commemorative badge commemorating the 29th annual reunion of the S.C.V. in Charlotte, North Carolina June 4-7, 1929. [S. C. V. Badge] |
People |
Hopkins, Walter L. |
Search Terms |
Sons of Confederate Veterans SCV S.C.V. |
Subjects |
reunions veterans |