Collection Highlights
Ice cream dish
1877-1878
1980.14
Silver
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge
Object name
Badge
Medium
metal, enamel, textile
Dimensions
Overall: 1 x 2 x 4 in. ( 2.5 x 5.1 x 10.2 cm )
Description
Society of Colonial Wars, 1607-1775
Object Number
INV.5028
Gallery Label
Founded in 1892 by a small group of men in New York, the Society of Colonial Wars admitted male descendants of British or colonial soldiers, or colonial civil or military officials between 1620-1775. Today the Society has branches in 31 states, including New York.