Collection Highlights
Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Havell plate no. 26
Date:
c. 1825
Object Number:
1863.17.26
Medium:
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lapel pin
Object Number:
2002.79
Date:
2002
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Marks:
impressed: on back: "www.QualityLapelPins.com"
Description:
Circular lapel pin with buttefly clasp in "antique silver" finish with central star; inscribed around perimeter "WAGE SLAVE / thechequerepublic.com"
Gallery Label:
The Wage Slave lapel pin, sold by the Cheque Republic, a supplier of personal checks with provocative commentary about the power of money in people's lives, was priced according to the buyer's own earnings. Each pin cost 15 minutes of labor; therefore the cost of the pin to someone earning $20.00 an hour was $5.00.
Credit Line:
Gift of Kathryn Weinstein, designer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
