Ethel Payne’s BMP-A Pendant

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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.

Cite As

Ethel Lois Payne Collection, Anacostia Community Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Gift of Avis R. Johnson.

Date

20th century

Accession Number

1991.0076.0143

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Type

necklace

Medium

wood, synthetic twine

Dimensions

4 × 3/16 in. (10.2 × 0.5 cm)

With string: 16 15/16 in. (43 cm)

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Anacostia Community Museum Collection

Data Source

Anacostia Community Museum

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