Collection Highlights
Miscegenation: the theory of the blending of the races, applied to the American white man and negro..
Date:
1864
Object Number:
LIB.E185.62.C76.1864
Medium:
Paper
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Straight pin
Object Number:
Z.1485
Date:
1850-1900
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: handwritten in graphite, on paper to which pin is attached: "Handwrought pin"
Inscription: handwritten in graphite, on envelope housing paper and pin: "Museum/Pin enclosed/Gift of Mr. J.R. Canny"
Description:
Handwrought straight pin with applied circular head, round shaft, and pointed end.
Gallery Label:
Before the mid-nineteenth century, Americans imported their pins primarily from England. Early pins were hand-forged of two separate parts-a head and a shaft. Beginning in the 1820s, pin making machines, which molded warm brass wire into the shape of a pin, paved the way for mass production of this essential sewing tool.
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. J.R. Canny
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
