Drinking glass from Delta Sigma Theta Sorority

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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.

A clear Delta Sigma Theta drinking glass with a red design screen printed on either side. One side features a vertical arrangement of the Greek letters Delta (?) Sigma (S) Theta (T). The reverse features the sorority name, [Delta Sigma Theta] above the sorority’s coat-of-arms. The coat-of-arms features a shield with a thick, red band running across the middle third, a centrally positioned torch, a crossed sword and crooked staff at the top third of the shield, and diagonal text that reads [?ST] on the bottom third. The shield is surrounded on either side by laurel leaves and a red banner runs below the shield that reads [????? / S?G?? / T???]. Above the shield is a depiction of Minerva (Athena), the Roman (Greek) goddess of wisdom.

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