Centennial Exhibition Knights Templar Badge, 1876
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Artifact Overview
Members of the St. Alban, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) Commandery No. 47 of the Knights Templar issued this badge for its members during the United States centennial celebration in 1876. The Christian-oriented fraternal organization, which regarded itself as spiritually descended from the original medieval Knights Templar, provided mutual aid and support to it members.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
1876
Subject Date
1876
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
75.142.244
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Nate S. Shapero & Ruth B. Shapero Collection.
Material
Metal
Color
Red
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: PHILADELPHIA NO. / ST. ALBAN / 47 / COMMANDERY / CENTENNIAL / 1876
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