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Date:
1788
Object Number:
1903.12
Medium:
Silk, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon/ medal
Object Number:
2002.1.4442
Date:
1938-1945
Medium:
Metal, ribbon, celluloid, paper
Dimensions:
4 3/4 x 2 1/2 x 1/4 in.
Description:
A white cardboard card mounted with a sample button and name card. The front has a white circular celluloid button at the top printed with an American flag above a paper name card hanging from the lower edge. The lower front of the card is stamped "Eastern Sales Office/ 265 West 14th Street/ (corner Eighth Ave.)/ New York, N.Y./ CHelsea 2-7330". On the reverse, "St. Louis Button Co./ St. Louis, MO., U.S.A.", with the stock number of this sample and a list of prices based on the quantity ordered.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
