Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian or Pastoral State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.2
Medium:
Oil on canvas
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Pin-back button
Object Number:
Z.2539
Date:
1944
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 5/16 in. ( 3.4 cm )
Description:
Circular metal pin-back button "TOWNSEND/JAN '44/HARRIS"; blue and white.
Gallery Label:
This button was worn by a student of Townsend Harris High School in Queens in 1944.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
