Collection Highlights
Elisha Kent Kane, M.D. (1820-1857)
Date:
1858
Object Number:
1859.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Luce Center
Naval insignia in box
Object Number:
INV.11390a-c
Date:
1940-1946
Medium:
Gold, other metal; paper, velvet
Dimensions:
Overall: 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 3 1/2 in. ( 1.3 x 6 x 8.9 cm )
Marks:
appled: across center of anchor: "USN"
printed: inside lid, center: "Trade Mark Reg. / HILBORN-HAMBURGER, INC. / MILITARY JEWELERS / NEW YORK"
printed: on label beneath insignia, in box: "1/30-14 K. ROLLED GOLD"
Description:
Gold Naval insignia in original box; insignia has a gold anchor with cast chain snaked around it from the ring to the bill, with "USN" in other silver-colored metal across the center; white rectangular box with lid, with maker's information printed on the inside of the lid, box lined with purple velvet.
Gallery Label:
This Naval insignia pin was probably worn by H. Maxson Holloway, who served as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1945.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
