Collection Highlights
Empire State Building, N.Y.C.
1940
1940.978
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Badge
Object name
Badge
Date
ca. 1927
Medium
Silk, metal, paper
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 1 15/16 in. ( 12.7 x 4.9 cm )
Description
Union League Club badge consisting of ornate rectangular metal pin-back bar with inserted paper name tag inscribed: "Eugene Southack"; dark blue silk satin ribbon with inscription printed in gold suspended below: "RECEPTION/COMMITTEE/New/Members'/Dinner/APRIL 20th/1927/UNION LEAGUE CLUB/NEW YORK". Paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse.
Object Number
INV.1702
Marks
Inscription: name tag, inscribed in graphite at top of reverse: "Apr 28, 1927"
Inscription: manufacturer's label, imprinted in black: "THIS BADGE MANUFACTURED BY/The Whitehead & Hoag co./MAKERS OF/BADGES, BUTTONS, BANNERS, SIGNS/AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES/Main Office and FActory, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY..."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
