Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Political novelty
Object Number:
2002.1.4627
Date:
1940
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
11 x 3 1/8 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A white metal plaque with two slots for mounting, possibly to a dashboard or in the rear window of a car, printed with two portraits of Wendell Willkie flanking the words "Win With/ Willkie". Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) was a Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940, in an unsuccessful run against FDR.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
