Collection Highlights
Politicians measuring Lincoln's shoes
Date:
March 5th 1864
Object Number:
PR.010.1864.Politicians
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Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.4174
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a gold shield crest with leaves, and artist's palette, and a blue shield marked in white "France 1876", marked in red "France". Part of a series of pre-World War I national crest and standard buttons; many of the crests are no longer current. This button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
