Repository

Burnaby Village Museum

Accession Code

BV985.3296.1

Description

Pin; gold, white, blue, red; gold bar with writing engraved; had two chains from which the oval hangs; oval has crown on top and British flag in centre; flag is overtop of white star on blue background; gold writing along outside edge. "PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER / IMPERIAL ORDER / DAUGHTERS OF / THE EMPIRE"

Object History

The Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire (IODE) is a Canadian women's charitable organization. Founded in 1900 during the Second Boer War in patriotic support of the British Empire.

Category

08. Communication Artifacts

Classification

Personal Symbols

Object Term

Insignia

Marks/Labels

"PRIMARY / LIFE MEMBER", blue engraving on gold bar "IMPERIAL ORDER DAUGHTERS OF THE EMPIRE", gold embossed in circular form along edge.

Measurements

L: 4.0 cm x W: 2.6 cm

Subjects

Adornment

Adornment - Lapel Pins

Organizations - Women's Societies and Clubs

Less detail