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Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.37 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Button
Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.37 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Button

SubjectPortrait of Luella W. Stearns American, 1865 - 1942
Date1903
Mediumplastic; paper; aluminum
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 1 3/4in. (4.4cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineGift of anonymous
DescriptionA round stickpin button with a black and white portrait of Luella W. Stearns, Grand Matron, 1903, in the center.
Object number1983.9.37
MarkingsRecto, printed in white: "MRS. LUELLA W. STEARNS"

Recto, printed in black: "GRAND MATRON, 1903."

Verso, printed in black ink: "Buttons made by/ The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N. J., U. S. A./ Pat. April 14, 1896,/ July 21, 1896."
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Mrs. C. Edwin Blake, 1974.83.4 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1906
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.34 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1905
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.36 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1904
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.38 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1903
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.39 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    Gift of Katharine Gross Farnham, 1994.49.4 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1929-1930
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.14 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1901
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.75 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1898
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.18 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1905
    Gift of anonymous, 1983.9.31 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M. of Connecticut
    1907
    Connecticut Historical Society collections, 1985.229.0 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Whitehead and Hoag Company
    1939