Collection Highlights
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826)
Date:
1805
Object Number:
1867.306
Medium:
Oil on linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Felt hat with buttons (82)
Object Number:
1997.5.1-81
Date:
ca. 1940
Medium:
Felt
Description:
Felt hat with buttons
Gallery Label:
This collection of buttons was assembled during World War II by the donor when she was a young girl living in New York City. Pinned to her father's felt hat, the buttons evoke the cultural and political tone of 1940s New York.
Credit Line:
Gift of E. Mildred Speiser
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
