Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object Number:
2002.70.23
Date:
1980-1992
Medium:
Metal, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 2 1/8 in. ( 5.4 cm )
Description:
Circular pin-back button; "FEED THE POOR/NOT THE PENTAGON/U.S./OUT OF/EL SALVADOR"; yellow and purple.
Gallery Label:
This button is part of the protest against United States occupation of El Salvador during its Civil War from 1980-1992.
Credit Line:
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
