Pinback button for the Grand Army of the Republic owned by Marquis Peterson
date: label: Date
content: 1894
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Whitehead & Hoag Company, American, 1892 - 1965
label: Owned by
content: Marquis Peterson, American, 1832 - 1896
label: Subject of
content: Grand Army of the Republic, American, 1866 - 1956
notes: label: Description
content: A pinback button owned by Marquis Peterson. The button is missing the fastening device and is now just a celluloid disk with a metal back and edge. The front has a colored image of a Grand Army of the Republic medal. The image has an eagle at top with crossed cannons, flag patterned hanger and a five-pointed star. Inside the star is the Grand Army of the Republic seal showing a sailor and soldier shaking hands in front of Lady Liberty. Printed around the seal in a circle is “GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC VETERAN.” Printed on the left side of the medal image is “GRAND ARMY.” Printed on the right side of the medal image is “OF THE REPUBLIC.” Printed beneath the medal at the bottom of the disk is “THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO., NEWARK, N.J.” Engraved on the back of the button is "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO / BADGES / PAT. JUNE 12.94. / NEWARK. N.J."
place: label: Cultural Place
content: Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Free communities of color
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
label: Topic
content: United States Colored Troops
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.78.7
objectType: label: Type
content: buttons (information artifacts)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: celluloid, metal, ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 1 13/16 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in. (4.6 × 4.4 × 0.6 cm)