Lapel pin

Date: 
ca. 1920
Medium: 
Metal, enamel
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Oval metal pin "CU"; blue and gold.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry Luce III
Object Number: 
2002.20.33
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1920
eMuseum Object ID: 
45821
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Lapel pin

Date: 
ca. 1990
Medium: 
Metal, enamel
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 x 1 1/2 in. ( 2.5 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Banner shaped metal pin "BROWNING"; gold, brown and white.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Henry Luce III
Object Number: 
2002.20.32
Gallery Label: 
The Browning School, located on East 62nd Street began 1885 and continues today as an all boys school with a classical curriculum, a student body representing many different traditions, and an emphasis on the arts.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1990
eMuseum Object ID: 
45820
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Date: 
ca. 1933
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3/4 in. ( 1.9 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back buttons "NRA/CONSUMER/U.S./WE DO OUR PART"; white, red and blue eagle clutching lightning bolts and machine parts.
Object Number: 
Z.2450a
Gallery Label: 
The National Recovery Administration (NRA) was formed in 1933 as part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's National Industrial Recovery Act, An emergency measure designed to encourage industrial recovery and help combat widespread unemployment. The Act was part of Roosevelt's New Deal agenda initiated in the 1930s
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1933
eMuseum Object ID: 
45813
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Date: 
1930-1960
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back button "GREATER NEW YORK SAFETY COUNCIL/SAFETY/SAFETY-DEFENSE-LIBERTY"; 13 red stars; an eagle facing down, wings spread above the clouds; green cross.
Object Number: 
Z.2463
Gallery Label: 
The National Safety Council's network of chapters conducts safety, health and environmental efforts at the community level, providing training, conferences, workshops, consultation, newsletters, updates and safety support materials, as well as valuable networking avenues. Located in many cities across the U.S. and in the United Kingdom, the network extends the Council's visibility and provides a local voice for advocating issues that can educate, inform, protect, and save lives.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1960
eMuseum Object ID: 
45809
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Date: 
1960-1970
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back button "Save/Education &/Library/Funds"; white and red.
Credit Line: 
Gift of Eileen & Ted Rowland
Object Number: 
2001.116
Gallery Label: 
This button was manufactured for Hill & Wang Inc. in support of libraries and education. Hill & Wang was founded in 1956 and became a part of Farrar, Strauss & Giroux publishing in 1971. Hill & Wang published books with an academic focus for both the trade and college markets, including titles in American and world history, politics, and theatre. Among the prominent Hill & Wang authors were Roland Barthes, John F. Kasson, Langston Hughes and Elie Wiesel.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1970
eMuseum Object ID: 
45808
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Date: 
1990-2000
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 1 1/2 in. ( 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back button "CUT OUT/ DISSECTION/ PETA"; white and black; image of a leaping frog.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
2001.191
Gallery Label: 
Founded in 1980, PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) operates under the simple principle that animals are not ours to eat, wear, experiment on, or use for entertainment. PETA educates policymakers and the public about animal abuse and promotes an understanding of the right of all animals to be treated with respect.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
45807
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back campaign button

Date: 
ca. 1996
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description: 
Heart-shaped metal pin-back campaign button "CLINTON & GORE CARE" in white letters; red background; the two candidates are pictured in the foreground.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
2001.190
Gallery Label: 
Bill Clinton & Al Gore were nominated for re-election and successfully defeated Republican nominee Bob Dole in 1996.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1996
eMuseum Object ID: 
45806
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Pin-back button

Date: 
ca. 2000
Medium: 
Metal
Dimensions: 
Overall: 2 3/4 in. ( 7 cm )
Description: 
Circular metal pin-back button "Who Decides-/ You or Them/ NARAL"; lettering in black on white background; half of The Statue of Liberty's face in green.
Credit Line: 
Purchase
Object Number: 
2001.187
Gallery Label: 
Since the 1980's NARAL, The National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League of New York, has been the political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice.
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
2000
eMuseum Object ID: 
45805
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Medal

Date: 
1918
Medium: 
Metal, silk
Dimensions: 
overall: 2 1/2 x 1/2 in.
Description: 
Circular medal suspended from red, white and blue ribbon with pin; medal is stamped with an American eagle surrounded by a blue circle inscribed "* FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE * MCMXVIII * ".
Credit Line: 
Gift of the Estate of Col. J. M. Wainwright, 1947
Object Number: 
Z.2354
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1918
eMuseum Object ID: 
45802
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

Badge

Date: 
1899
Medium: 
Metal, textile
Dimensions: 
Overall: 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. ( 8.9 x 3.8 cm )
Description: 
Metal medal suspended from bar with pinback; upper bar inscription "SOUVENIR"; circular medal depicts bust of two men with inscription "MANILA BAY MAY 1./SANTIAGO JULY 3, 1898"; reverse with depiction of laurel wreath, inscription at center "YOU CAN COMMENCE/FIRING AS SOON AS /YOU ARE READY/MAY 1, 1898./THeRE IS GLORY ENOUGH FOR ALL/JULY3, 1898."; yellow and blue ribbon connects medal and bar, inscription on ribbon "RECEPTION/ADMIRAL DEWEY/SEPT. 28-29,1899/NEW YORK."
Object Number: 
Z.3295
Date Begin: 
0
Date End: 
1899
eMuseum Object ID: 
45793
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.

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