Collection Highlights
Leg brace
ca. 1940
2002.76
Leather, metal
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Insignia
Object name
Insignia
Date
1910-1920
Medium
Metal
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 2 x 3/4 in.
Description
A gold colored metal military insignia pin. A number "189" topped with a British royal crown and flanked by maple leaves and two gnawing beavers. A banner below reads "Bataillon Canadien Francais/ D'Outre Mer/ J'Y SVIS/ En Garde". Probably a Candadian military regimental badge from World War I.
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.3386
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
