Collection Highlights
Proposed Coat of Arms for New Amsterdam, New Netherland: Preparatory Drawing for a Presentation to the Dutch West India Company
ca. 1630
1885.5
Black ink and wash, watercolor, red and black chalk, and red gouache, with contours incised by a stylus on laid on paper, mounted on card
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1924
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
Overall: 7/8 in. ( 2.2 cm )
Description
Pin-back campaign button; red, white and blue stripes; red stripe inscribed "COOLIDGE"; white stripe inscribed "AND"; blue stripe inscribed "DAWES"; reverse inscribed "GREENDUCK CO. CHICAGO" with image of a sitting duck.
Object Number
INV.7116
Gallery Label
Calvin Coolidge won the presidential election of 1924 for the presidency along with his running mate Charles Dawes.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
