Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge, Membership |
Catalog Number |
0985.13.01882 |
Date |
1896 |
Description |
The badge is a length of blue satinet ribbon with gold markings. The following is printed on the ribbon, "CONFEDERATE / MUSEUM, / RICHMOND, VA. / ADVISORY / BOARD." Traces of paper and adhesive stains are found on the reverse at the top and bottom. The upper edge of the ribbon has been turned down approximately one and a quarter inches. The bottom edge of the ribbon is not hemmed. A handwritten note in black ink script accompanies the ribbon and reads, "Worn on the occasion / of the reception to / Mrs. Jefferson Davis / and her daughters / in the Confederate / Museum June 30, 1896." |
Dimensions |
W-2 L-4.75 inches |
Owned |
Varina Banks Howell Davis; Varina Anne Davis (Winnie) |
Provenance |
According to the handwritten history, this badge was "worn on the occasion of the reception to Mrs. Jefferson Davis and her daughter in the Confederate Museum June 30, 1896." |
People |
Davis, Varina Banks Howell [Mrs. Jefferson] Howell, Varina Banks Davis, Varina Anne (Winnie) |
Search Terms |
Museum of the Confederacy Confederate Memorial Literary Society CMLS Richmond, Virginia |
Subjects |
Museums |