Button
SubjectPortrait of
H. O. Warner
American, 1861 - 1946
SubjectPortrait of
Ellie Munger Lines
American, born 1871
SubjectPortrait of
Benjamin F. Turner
American, 1860 - 1913
Date1906
Mediumpaper; plastic; aluminum
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (diameter): 2 1/8in. (5.4cm)
ClassificationsSocial Groups
Credit LineGift of Mrs. C. Edwin Blake
DescriptionA round stickpin button for members of the Connecticut Freemasons on August 15, 1906. Button has a white background with black text. Three portraits of H. O. Warner, President of the Masonic Home; Ella Lines Chapin, Grand Matron; and Benjamin F. Turner, Grand Master, are the focus of the button.
Object number1974.83.4
MarkingsRecto, printed in black: "H. O. WARNER,/ PRESIDENT OF MASONIC HOME/ ELLA LINES CHAPIN,/ GRAND MATRON./ AUG./ 15th,/ 1906/ BENJ. F. TURNER./ GRAND MASTERR."Verso, printed in black ink: "ALLIED PRINTING/ TRADES COUNCIL/ NEWARK/ Buttons made by/ The Whitehead & Hoag Co./ Newark, N. J., U. S. A./ Pat. April 14, 1896,/ July 21, 1896."
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Whitehead and Hoag Company
