Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.4053
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with an orange flag with a winged lion holding a cross, an open book, and a triangular green field, marked in black "Austrian Italy". Part of a series of pre-World War I flag buttons; many of the flags and country names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "American Pepsin Gum Co." indicating that 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.