Badge
Date1926
MediumMetal, paper, ribbon, plastic
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 3/8 x 1 3/4in. (11.1 x 4.5cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineGift of Gennaro J. Capobianco
Object number2005.180.104
DescriptionPin-back badge with ribbon and button attached. Metal, gold framed pin with paper tag reading, "VENERABILE" typed across in black. Attached ribbon has red, white, and green vertical lines. Attached at bottom is round, white plastic button. At the center is a standing statue of Christopher Columbus. Around border of button reads, "COLUMBUS DAY CELEBRATION -- 1926 / HARTFORD, CONN." On back of button, a paper tag is attached, printed with a company logo reading "ALLIED PRINTING / TRADES / UNION LABEL / COUNCIL / NEWARK, N.J." Around logo reads, "THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / BUTTONS, / BADGES, / NOVELTIES / AND SIGNS / NEWARK, N.J.".
Status
Not on view
Whitehead and Hoag Company
1932
