Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
(TR)1965.073.135 |
Object Name |
Sash |
Description |
This uniform banner or sash is from the Independent Order of Rechabites (IOR), an organization that participated in the temperance movement. The sash is off white with blue embroidery that reads "Presented to Sis Ackermann By The W. A. District No 88" toward the top. There are three metal letters, "I O R," and a shield positioned below the embroidered portion. The shield features eight metal points, an "S" center medallion, and a hanging metal ball. There is a blue silk rosetta immediately underneath the shield. The bottom of the sash features two rows of metal fringe. There is a metal rosetta holding the sash together nine inches above the fringe. The Independent Order of Rechabites is a fraternal organization and friendly society founded in England in 1835 as part of the nineteenth century temperance movement. Members signed a total abstinence pledge and could achieve three degrees: Knight of Temperance, Knight of Fortitude, and Covenanted Knight of Justice. The United States branch of the IOR was established in 1842. |
Date |
c. 1890s |
Dimensions |
W-15.24 L-203.2 cm |
Collection |
Ackermann Collection |
Material |
satin, silk, metal |
Subjects |
early ethnographic |