with feathering highlighted in black thread
The upper and lower levels of the top left breast pocket has two sets of stitched loops to accommodate horizontal and vertical pinback decorations
Breast Star - Two-piece construction
Footnote: This cross was instituted King Albert on April 23
The tunic has some spots of soiling and is in a better than very fine condition
United States. An American Society Of The Colonial Dames Of America Membership Breast Badge, Named To Mary Rebecca Stewart Newly Listed with feathering highlighted in blackIn 18K Gold with light blue and white enamels, weighing 15. 3 grams inclusive of its ribbon, maker marked "BAILEY BANKS & BIDDLE PHILA." (Bailey, Banks & Biddle, Philadelphia) on the reverse of the eagle, engraved in running script "Mary Rebecca Stewart. Oct. 8" 1917 No. 702" on the reverse cartouche, measuring 30. 8 mm (w) x 38 mm (h), the centerpiece with minor repair evident in the light blue enamels above the woman's head, otherwise the enamels