Related person George Clinton (1739 - 1812)

Ribbon fragment

1785

Place madeParis, France, Europe

Silk

Overall (including mount): 4 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (10.5 x 14.6 cm)

Gift of DeWitt C. Jones Jr.

1948.617

According to the inscription on the mount of the object, this ribbon was made in France for the Society of the Cincinnati (from which the insignia of the Society would hang) and presented by Benjamin Franklin to George Clinton (1739-1812), Governor of New York. The ribbon descended in the Clinton family.

Description1 3/4" section of silk ribbon from a Society of the Cincinnati badge; 1" band of blue in center with white edges; supposedly given by Benjamin Franklin to George Clinton, Governor of New York.

Markingsink inscription: on mount: "This piece of the original ribbon made in France for the Society of the Cincinnati, was brought from Paris by Benjamin Franklin, and given by him to George Clinton, Governor of New York. It became the property of his grand-daughter, Kate Clinton Carville, who gave it to her cousin Alfred W. Lawton (a member of the Cincinnati) - given by him to his sister, Mrs. H. A. DeRaismes, and by her to DeWitt Clinton Jones Jr., great-great-grand-nephew of Governor George Clinton."

ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)