Ethel Payne’s BMP-A Pendant

Object Details

Date
20th century
Medium
wood, synthetic twine
Dimensions
4 × 3/16 in. (10.2 × 0.5 cm)
With string: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)
Cite As
Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.
Caption
A gold cord suspends this round, wooden pendant necklace. On the pendant’s front, embossed initials (“BMP”) and the number “84” encircle the letter “A”, while its back bears an engraved cross. Though the pendant’s markings remain a mystery, the necklace belonged to Ethel L. Payne (1911-1991), a longtime Washington, DC resident who became known as First Lady of the Black Press for her pioneering journalism career.
Accession Number
1991.0076.0143
Type
necklace
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Anacostia Community Museum Collection
Data Source
Anacostia Community Museum
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dl824ceb6aa-f9e9-4982-b7df-1d7dcbea2dda
Record ID
acm_1991.0076.0143
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