Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: Desolation
Date:
1836
Object Number:
1858.5
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.7333
Date:
ca. 1910
Medium:
Silk, metal, plastic, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 3/4 x 2 7/8 in. ( 17.1 x 7.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: paper label at reverse of ribbon, imprinted in black: "THIS BADGE MANUFACTURED BY/The Whitehead & Hoag Co./MAKERS OF/BADGES, BUTTONS, BANNERS, SIGNS/AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES./Main Office and Factory. - - NEWARK, N. J./ALL GOODS GUARANTEED UN
Description:
Badge comprised of ornate rectangular silvered metal pin-back bar with inserted paper tag behind clear plastic protector; inscribed in blue: "SECOND PREMIUM"; red silk satin ribbon suspended below; inscription printed in silver: "NEW YORK/Poultry and Pigeon/ASSOCIATION/21ST ANNUAL/EXHIBITION/MADISON SQUARE/GARDEN/NEW YORK, 1909 - 1910/NEW YORK/ORNITOLOGICAL/SOCIETY". Paper label with manufacturer's name applied to lower section of ribbon reverse.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
