Insignia
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Frederick W. Crook and Elizabeth Fletcher Crook collection of Mandarin squares and Chinese embroidery
Collection
Identifier: MSS 8890
Scope and Contents
Contains 40 antique mandarin squares and embroidery pieces collected in China by Frederick W. and Elizabeth Crook in the 1960s and 1970s. The squares include badges worn on the front of surcoats, sleeve bands, and skirt panels, embroidered with animals or birds that indicate ranks. Embroidery includes hats, garters, pouches, pockets, and other pieces. The collection dates from the latter part of the Qing Dynasty period, approximately 1800 to 1911.
Dates:
approximately 1800-1911
Thomas Wilford Smith papers on the Boy Scouts of America
Collection — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197232562238]
Identifier: MSS 8902
Content Description
Contains patches, photographs, a coin, and other material acquired by Smith as a young Boy Scout, approximately 1952-1953.
Dates:
approximately 1952-1953