Collection Highlights
Augustus Coe Gurnee dressed for the Vanderbilt costume ball, March 26, 1883
Date:
March 26, 1883
Object Number:
PR.223.1.16.1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin
Object Number:
2002.1.4578
Date:
1940
Medium:
Cloth, ribbon, metal, paper
Dimensions:
3 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 1/8 in.
Description:
A campaign pin made of a tiny blue and white cloth shirt, with a red, white and blue ribbon behind it and a paper banner across the front printed in black "I'd Give My Shirt For/ Willkie". Wendell Lewis Willkie (1892-1944) was a Republican candidate for president of the United States, 1940, in an unsuccessful run against FDR.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
