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Wooden leg of Gouverneur Morris
ca. 1780
1954.148
Oak, leather, metal
Related Person: Gouverneur Morris

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Badge

Badge
Object name 
Badge
Date 
ca. 1892
Medium 
Silk, cellulosic plastic
Dimensions 
Overall: 5 7/8 x 2 in. ( 14.9 x 5.1 cm )
Description 
Knights Templar badge consisting of rectangular cellulosic plastic plaque printed with engraved image of Maltese cross bearing crown with cross and inscribed: "IN HOC SIGNO VINCES"; inscription: "Souvenir/KNIGHTS TEMPLAR/CONCLAVE/DENVER, COL./August 1892."; black and white silk satin double ribbon stitched vertically along center drawn through cut out openings at top and bottom of plaque.
Object Number 
INV.1719
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.