Manufactured by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania, American, founded 1787  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper, metal, ribbon, and plastic laminate

Dimensions:

5 3/4 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (14.6 × 5.4 × 1 cm)

Type:

badges

Place collected:

Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Place depicted:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1951

Description:

A circular pin-back button with attached yellow ribbon celebrating the corner-stone laying of the First Masonic District Temple in Philadelphia. The circular button features a street level black-and-white image of a three story brick building with the words [MASONIC TEMPLE] over the door. The back of the button is covered in a circular piece of textured black paper and has a metal pin fastener. A length of yellow ribbon is fixed to the bottom edge of the button and is printed with purple text detailing the event. The ribbon is cut into an inverted "V" shape at its bottom. The back of the ribbon is blank.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Associations and institutions  Search this

Communities  Search this

Freemasonry  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

Object number:

2013.71.7

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Exhibition:

Making a Way Out of No Way

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5af25a48d-b9f9-459d-8ac9-3550ccd09b9b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.71.7