Collection Highlights
Grenadier cap
Date:
1740-1770
Object Number:
1890.3
Medium:
Wool, linen
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pin-back button
Object Number:
2011.4.2
Date:
1969
Medium:
Metal
Dimensions:
Diameter: 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm)
Inscriptions:
WORK FOR PEACE / NOVEMBER 13-14
Description:
Anti-Vietnam War pin-back button with dove carry olive branch and text "WORK FOR PEACE / NOVEMBER 13-14".
Gallery Label:
This button was worn by Linda Ferber in protest of the Vietnam War. On November 15, 1969, 600,000 demonstrators marched in Washington, D.C. to protest the war.
Credit Line:
Gift of Linda S. Ferber
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
