Collection Highlights
Manhattan Rifles!
Date:
1861-1865
Object Number:
PR.055.3.226
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Lapel studs (2)
Object Number:
Z.3335
Date:
1912
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 x 1 in. ( 2.5 x 2.5 cm )
Description:
Two lapel studs in the shape of a bull moose; inscribed "PT/AP".
Gallery Label:
These lapel studs may have been used in Theodore Roosevelt's presidencial campaign of 1912. Roosevelt was part of the Progressive (Bull Moose) party.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
