Badge from Madam C.J. Walker convention
A tiered pin or badge, in gold metal. The first tier features an illustration of clasped hands,the forearms and hands of two males shaking hands, the second tier is a rectangular white placard with the name, "Alice Gause" handwritten in black ink. The third tier features a circular shaped black and white portrait of Madame C.J. Walker in an ornate gold metal frame. The tiers are connected via chains.
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Credit: Gift of Dr. Patricia Heaston
ca. 1920s
Brass (alloy), gold, lithographic ink on paper, metal, plastic and nitrocellulose
11.0 x 6.1 x 0.8 cm
2008.15.2
Image and text © National Museum of African American History and Culture, 2020
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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