Collection Highlights
Fire engine condenser case of the Clinton Fire Company No. 41
Date:
ca. 1842
Object Number:
1937.1631
Medium:
Wood, oil paint, gilding
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REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL WOMEN
Object Number:
2003.64.33
Date:
ca. 1970
Medium:
Metal, paper, plastic
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 3/4 in. ( 4.4 cm )
Marks:
crimp: purple lettering "DONNELLY/COLT BUTTONS BOX 188 HAMPTON CT 06247 ART copyright ERIKA WELLS"
Description:
Circular political pin-back button; white background with purple lettering; purple images of women's faces including a sign with an image of a crossed out clothes hanger; "REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM / FOR ALL WOMEN"
Gallery Label:
The image of the clothes hanger is repeatedly used as a negative alternative to legalized abortion, and the image of the crossed out hanger has been abdopted by the Pro-Choice movement.
Credit Line:
Gift of Toni Ellen Heisler
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
