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Boy Scout shoulder board with RP and fleur de lis

Object | Accession Number: 2000.24.15 a
2000.24.15_a-b front Boy Scout shoulder board with RP and fleur de lis Click to enlarge
Date
1939-1948
Geography
use : Shanghai (China)
Language
English
Classification
Identifying Artifacts
Category
Badges
Object Type
Shoulder boards (aat)
Credit Line
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Eric Bergtraun
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About This Object

Physical Description
part of one pair; green with button hole at top; golf embroidered fleur-de-lis with letters "R" and "S" and "BOY SCOUTS"; green stitching along outside edge; strip of fabric sewn on verso, on one it's brown and the other is navy blue
Dimensions
overall : 5.125 x 1.875 in. (13.017 x 4.763 cm.)
Materials
overall : wool, cloth
Contributor
Subject: Eric Bergtraun

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The epaulets were donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2000 by Eric Bergtraun.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use
 
Record last modified: 2018-01-11 14:25:56
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