Collection Highlights
I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance
Date:
1864
Object Number:
PR.011.5
Medium:
Albumen print mounted on card (Carte de Visite)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.3893
Date:
1918
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
1/8 x 5/8 in. diameter
Description:
Two tiny blue pinback buttons each with a central flag showing a white field with a red border and blue vertical stripes encircled by the words in white "Fourth Liberty Loan". World War I era.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
