Collection Highlights
Controller handle
1904
1922.103
Silver, steel, ceramic
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Button
Object name
Button
Date
1972-1975
Medium
Metal, plastic
Dimensions
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Description
Circular pin-back button; "BACH MAI"; lotus flower in center; black and white.
Credit Line
Gift of Beatrice J. Siegel
Object Number
2002.70.45
Marks
printed: on side of button: "BACH MAI HOSPITAL EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND c/o Medical Aid for Indo China 140 Sixth St., Cambridge, Mass. 02142 617-492-0205"
Gallery Label
Bach Mai Hospital, located in Hanoi, Vietnam was built by the French in 1911. In 1975 it was destroyed by U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War. Consequently, the Bach Mai Hospital Emergency Relief Fund was established to help rebuild the facility. This button was one of many worn by its advocates.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
