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Badge: delegate Watertown, N.Y....August 1819

Badge: delegate Watertown, N.Y....August 1819
Object name 
Badge: delegate Watertown, N.Y....August 1819
Date 
1910
Related People 
Artist/Maker: Bastian Bros. Co.
Medium 
Silk, brass
Dimensions 
Overall: 4 3/4 x 1 5/8 x 1/4 in. ( 12.1 x 4.1 x 0.6 cm )
Description 
Red silk ribbon suspended between two brass badges; at top is pin-back badge with seal and lettering: "38TH ANNUAL CONV./WATERTOWN NY/AUG 16-17-18-19/DELEGATE"; ribbon printed with gold lettering: "NEW YORK STATE/FIREMEN'S ASSN."; bottom badge has figure standing atop pillar, with "GOV. FLOWER/MONUMENT/1910"
Credit Line 
Gift of William M. Wallace, 1934
Object Number 
INV.10424
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.