Antique Badge

According to museum curator notes: “This type of jewelry finds its origins in the medieval pilgrim badge…the transition from this type to a fashionable male ornament is attributable ...

Morton, as well as a large Grand Army of the Republic badge. The handkerchief is bordered by a ring of blue stars.

Created in the North-Eastern province of Shanxi during the Qing dynasty, this 19th century painting showcases a frontal depiction of an official's wife recognizable thanks to the bir...

A wide-brimmed hat with a pilgrim's badge and a walking staff complete the ensemble, symbolizing the journey's challenges and faith.

The meticulous detailing of Captain Field's full dress uniform is unparalleled, featuring an HAC-embossed hat adorned with tassels, a distinctive H.A.C buckle, belts, sashes, and bad...

In 1896 he received the second Gold Medal at a Munich exhibition; in 1898 - the same exhibition award in Berlin and, in 1899, in Dresden - the Gold Plakette (Badge). In 1903, for his...

The Blue Ribbon Movement was active from 1880-1882 in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. The ribbon badge was worn by those who took the pledge of abstinence from alcohol ...

Surprisingly, the expenses for his funeral survive and indicate a total cost of $93, including $38 for the casket, $12 for the shroud, $11.30 for casing and embalming, $18 for carria...

The richest families had their monograms and, sometimes, their coat of arms engraved on the central badge. This rapid success led to a proliferation of models.

The border, too, could have been copied from the binding stitching on the edge of a flag or badge. (Howard & Ayers 1978, vol. 2, p.512) For a similarly decorated (larger) dishes ple...

Pustynnikov in dress parade uniforms with badges and medals, the coats trimmed with Imperial eagles, the cockaded fleece hats with gold braid, inscribed in Russian on the heels and s...

His headgear is a shako, a tall, cylindrical military hat, featuring a plume, decorative cords, and a badge or emblem at the front, signifying his regiment.

A George III example of the King's Messenger Badge, pre 1800, sold for over £30,000 pounds some years ago.

Around his neck, he has a chain, from which hangs a badge or medallion, denoting his high rank and perhaps an order of chivalry.

A rare and identifying hallmark of this subgroup is the frequent inclusion of a vibrant apple or forest green, a color that is notoriously difficult to achieve with natural dyes and ...

The two symbols inlaid on the doors of the cabinet are Scottish clan badges-the Latin cross on the left-hand door symbolising Clan Donald and the arm on the right-hand door Clan Wall...

., “Bloody Kansas”), was a Union victory, worthy of an additional ‘badge,’ so-to-speak. Because 34 and 35 star flags were made and kept in significant supply by the War Department, ...

The central feature on the front is a gilded armorial within a badge held by armorini and delicate scrollwork and palmate decoration, within a stylised wreath.

In Germany, the sword as sidearm had always played a pre-eminent role as a badge of rank and standing. Originally a privilege of the nobility, carrying the Degen on your side was a v...

In Germany, the sword as sidearm had always played a pre-eminent role as a badge of rank and standing. Originally a privilege of the nobility, carrying the Degen on your side was a v...

The press named him ‘the Yellow Earl’ because of his favourite colour which he used for his carriages, Rolls Royce, servants’ livery and even the gardenia button hole he wore and whe...

In this seminal text the feminist and political radical denounces elaborate dress, stating that ‘an air of fashion is a badge of slavery’. Wollstonecraft’s vision of the liberated wo...

As an artist, he excels in the use of color configuration and the art of transforming the geometric figure of a painting by representing it in the form of a realistic figure. He badg...

When portrayed in art, Bartholomew is typically seen holding his flayed skin, indicating that the suffering he endured is his badge of honor. The Bartholomew in our statue is holding...

The scatter size (ideal for an entryway, a bedside, or even a wall hanging) allows the viewer to appreciate the "individual hand" of the weaver, where intentional irregularities in t...

In 1917 he joined the Imperial War Graves Commission’s headstone design committee, designing the typeface and regimental badges. Gill’s memorials for the fallen in the First World Wa...

In the same way as keys were displayed as a badge of status by officers of the household and women in Renaissance Europe, ornate locks on doors and chests were part of a concern to d...

One example which can often be seen in official portraits is the Badge of the Order of Victoria and Albert, carved by Tommaso Saulini of Rome, who also produced cameos for the maker ...