Collection Highlights
Great Attraction at the Masonic Hall...Joice Heth
Date:
1835
Object Number:
LIB.SY.1835.49
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge
Object Number:
INV.2260
Date:
ca. 1893
Medium:
Silk, paper, gold metallic braid
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 x 2 3/8 in. ( 15.2 x 6 cm )
Description:
Cream silk satin pin-back ribbon badge with gold metallic braid edging across top; seal of New York and inscription imprinted in blue: "Manhattan Day./OCTOBER 21st/1893./AT/THE WORLD'S/COLUMBIAN/EXPOSITION./IN/CHICAGO".
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
