Girl Scout Sash with Badges

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Girl Scouts of the United States of America (founded 1912)

Dateca. 1955

Mediumcloth, satin

Dimensions23 × 4 3/4 in. (58.4 × 12.1 cm)

ClassificationsClothing, Costume, & Accessories

Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Margaret and Ken Wright

Object numberPC2022.34.5

DescriptionThis curved, dark green sash has patches sewn on to the front and a back that is blank. The sash color denotes the wearer as a Junior member of the Girl Scouts. The patches show 13 different achievements together in color with a green background and darker green stitched bordered edge. The contents of the patches include: a picnic, a pumpkin, a fire and cauldron, flowers, a red cross, sports equipment, a tree, a tent, a dress stand, a letter, a basket, a brown pot, and a pie chart. There is a troop crest with an image of a white flower known as The Star of Bethlehem stitched above a large white patch with the numbers "262." The word "Albuquerque" is in light green lettering with a light green border on a patch situated above the flower.

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