Oyster Supper souvenir
Date1900
Mediummetal; plastic; paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 1 1/4in. (3.2cm)
ClassificationsSocial Events
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionA round button souvenir from an Oyster Supper hosted by Hon. A. C. Sternberg for the Sloper Guards of New Britain, Conn. in West Hartford, Conn. The button has a yellow background with black text.
Object number1993.175.17
MarkingsRecto, typed and printed in black ink: "SOUVENIR OF OYSTER SUPPER TENDERED BY/ THE/ Hon. A. C. Sternberg/ TO/ The Sloper Guards/ New Britain, Conn./ WEST HARTFORD,/ CONN./ NOV. 16, 1900"Verso, typed in black ink: "Buttons made by/ The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N. J., U. S. A./ Pat. April 14, 1896,/ July 21, 1896."
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