Collection Highlights
Minaret Turkish Cigarettes
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.111.AMER.MIN
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.7332
Date:
ca. 1907
Medium:
Silk, metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 3/8 in. ( 15.2 x 6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: top of reverse, printed in silver: "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO./NEWARK, NEW JERSEY"
Inscription: paper label at reverse, imprinted in black: "The Whitehead & Hoag Co./MAKERS OF/BADGES, BUTTONS, SIGNS AND/ADVERTISING NOVELTIES./NEW YORK OFFICE {Room
Description:
Badge comprised of ornate rectangular silvered metal pin-back bar with inserted paper tag behind plastic protector, inscribed in blue: "V.H.C."; yellow silk ribbon suspended beneath; inscription printed in silver: "NEW YORK/Poultry and Pigeon/ASSOCIATION/18TH ANNUAL/EXHIBITION/MADISON SQUARE/GARDEN/NEW YORK, 1907/NEW YORK/ORNITOLOGICAL/SOCIETY"; paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
