Object Record
Metadata
Object Name |
Badge |
Catalog Number |
TBMR-116 |
Date |
1907 |
Description |
The badge consists of a round celluloid button pin attached to the top of a length of white silk ribbon with red markings. The button has white background with a sepia photograph portrait of General Robert E. Lee in its center. "GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE" is printed in brown above the portrait. "1807 - 1907" is printed in brown below the portrait. "General Robert E. Lee / CENTENNIAL / Anniversary / Jan. 19th / 1907" is printed on the ribbon below the button. An old Museum label "236" is glued to the ribbon. The whole badge is attached to a paper card. |
Dimensions |
W-1.5 L-5 inches |
Provenance |
This badge was made for a centennial celebration on January 19, 1907 of Gen. Robert E. Lee's birth on January 19, 1807. |
People |
Lee, Robert E. |