Collection Highlights
"Why Don't You Speak for Yourself, John?"
Date:
Object Number:
PR.031.3
Medium:
Chromolithograph card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Pinback button
Object Number:
2002.1.4268
Date:
1896-1910
Medium:
Celluloid, metal, paper
Dimensions:
1/8 x 7/8 in. diameter
Description:
A beige pinback button printed with a state seal, crest, symbol or motto from U.S. states and territories; marked "New Jersey", with a blue shield with three plows flanked by classical female figures, one holding a staff with a liberty cap, the other a cornucopia, over a banner "Liberty & Prosperity". Part of a series of pre-World War I United States state buttons; some of the region names are no longer current. The reverse is printed "Sweet Caporal Cigarette", indicating that this button was part of a series of collectible premiums given by tobacco and gum manufacturers.
Credit Line:
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
