Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Masonic Knights Templar Ribbon Badge, Tancred Commandery, Pittsburgh
1895
Maker not marked
Place made not marked
Ribbon, metal
overall: 5-3/4"h x 2-3/4"w x 1/2"d
Gift of Alexander A. Bird
2005.031.132

Masonic Knights Templar ribbon badge with black ribbon and machine cut ornaments hanging from pin bar. Pin bars says "48" in center; Ornaments hung from it say: "Tancred/ K.T./ Commandery" and "Pittsburgh" and Boston/1895".

Ribbons and badges have long been ubiquitous at Masonic gatherings. These souvenirs identified participants and their affiliations, commemorated a range of different kinds of meetings, ceremonies, and galas, and were a clear way for members to declare support for their Masonic group.