United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Dame Officer Case Hold Massachusetts before 1628

Massachusetts before 1628

unmarked but known to have been manufactured by Godet of Berlin

in which he stated: "In carrying out these thankless and difficult tasks I had to fulfill my duty under the hardest exigencies of war

accompanied by their period original case

United Kingdom. A Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire, Dame Officer Case Hold Massachusetts before 1628Wine purple wavy patterned exterior, marked "O. B. E." in gold coloured ink on the lid, inside lid in white satin, padded and bearing the GARRARD & Co. Ltd. maker's mark, recessed and slotted off white felt medal bed, with white liner insert, measuring 137 mm (w) x 127 mm (h) x 22 mm (d), edge wear present on the exterior, light soiling evident in the white felt of the medal bed, very fine. Footnote: The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a