Collection Highlights
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Date:
ca. 1863
Object Number:
PR.055.3.105
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge: delegate Newburgh, NY, August 1912
Object Number:
INV.10530
Date:
1912
Medium:
Silk, metal, brass
Dimensions:
Overall: 5 x 2 1/4 x 1/4 in. ( 12.7 x 5.7 x 0.6 cm )
Marks:
pin: "DELEGATE"
badge: ""40TH/ANNUAL CONVENTION/NEWBURGH NY/1912"
Description:
Red silk ribbon suspended from brass pin with seal and "DELEGATE" against blue enamel background; at bottom of ribbon are two badges; bottom badge has painted inset of Newburgh inside metal frame, with "40TH/ANNUAL CONVENTION/NEWBURGH NY/1912" in banners at top and bottom of badge.
Credit Line:
Gift of William M. Wallace
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
