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    Title

  • 10th Anniversary AV Veda Fraternity Banner

  • Physical Description

    1 banner : satin, gold thread ; 123 x 20 cm. ; 49 x 8 in

  • Date

    1906

  • Notes

    Measurements are taken from top of fabric and exclude fringe and rod. Fringe are irregular but measure about 2.5 inches long.

  • Summary

    Banner donated by the sorority on occasion of AV Veda’s 10th founding anniversary.

    Satin banner hung from a small rod and embroidered with gold thread of various weight/thickness over cut fabric (couching). Stylized German text: and the fraternity's Zirkel below. Gold border sewn around edges. Gold fringe is stitched into bottom with additional fringe hanging from top.

    The text reads: "Gewidmet von den Bundes=schwestern zum 10ten Stiftungsfest 1906" (Donated by the sorority on occasion of its anniversary in 1906).

  • Subject

    Students, Germany, Societies, etc; Fraternities & sororities; Monograms

  • Genre

    Embroidery

  • Medium

    Textiles; Banners

  • Part Of

    Bernhard Mayer Collection, AR 10386

  • Accession Number

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Biographical/Historical Information

Studentenverbindung (student society) was a fraternity-like association prevalent in German-speaking, central European countries. In the 19th century, they were influenced by German idealism and nationalism. In reaction to widespread antisemitic protests, the Karlsbad Decrees disbanded all such organizations and censorship was enforced. After the German revolution in 1848, fraternities were once again legal and began to flourish and diversify. Since antisemitism pervaded in certain associations, Jewish fraternities were formed beginning in the 1880s. AV Veda was one such fraternity that was formed in 1896 at the University of Würzburg in Würzburg, Germany, though it did not belong to any particular association. All Jewish organizations were disbanded by the Nazis in 1933.

A zirkel is a monogram symbol used by a student society (Studentenverbindung). It contains the first letters of the society's name, a combination of the letters V-C-F or E-F-V, and an exclamation point at the end.

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10th Anniversary AV Veda Fraternity Banner, Leo Baeck Institute, 96.6.