Member badge for IBPOEW Lodge 85

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

I.B.P.O.E. of W. member badge consisting of a gold metal medallion pin (a) attached to black and purple ribbons (b). At the top is a gold metal bar with a pin-back. The front of the bar features a decorative motif and creates a frame for the word [MEMBER], in black against an ivory background. A round medallion hangs from the bar on two metal chains. The medallion features a raised design around the circumference. On a raised platform at the center is an image of a clock with an elk in the middle. The gold and brown image is set against an ivory background. The bar is attached to two pieces of ribbon, black in front and purple in back, that are sewn together at the top and bottom to form a single piece. Silver text on the bottom half of the black ribbon reads [COLUMBIA / No. 85 / I.B.P.O.E. of the W.

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