Neptune Club Badge

Period1850

MediumBrass, enamel

Dimensions1 in. (2.5 cm)

Inscribed"NEPTUNE CLUB / 1850"

ClassificationsBadges, Buttons, Medals, & Ribbons

Credit LineGift of Miss Louise Hartshorne, 1933

Object numberB-12

DescriptionA small circular brass badge depicting the Roman god Neptune with his trident, flanked by two seahorses. Below is the year, "1850." In gilt lettering on blue enamel, the top border reads "NEPTUNE CLUB."
Curatorial RemarksThe Neptune Club was founded in 1850 at the eastern stem of the Navesink River, known as Rocky Point, as a gentlemen’s club and maritime organization. The group's clubhouse was destroyed by fire in 1910.

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