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Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin
Object Number:
2002.1.4411
Date:
1890-1920
Medium:
Metal, enamel
Dimensions:
2 1/4 x 7/8 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A patriotic stick pin in the shape of two crossed flags on a gold circular background, one the U.S. and the other a modified British Union Jack, a red field with the red, white and blue Union Jack in the upper corner, in some historical data bases as a flag of "Great Britain".
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
