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Portrait of an Unidentified Woman
ca. 1700-1725
1952.80
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: Unidentified Artist

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"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"

"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Title
"A NEW BIRTH OF FREEDOM"
Object name 
Pin-back button
Date 
2008
Related People 
Depicted: Abraham Lincoln
Related People 
Depicted: Barack Obama
Medium 
Metal and plastic
Dimensions 
Overall: 3 in. (7.6 cm)
Description 
Round black, white, and tan pin-back button with image of Abraham Lincoln and Barack Obama with text: "A NEW BIRTH OF/ FREEDOM"/ 56th INAUGURAL/ JANUARY 20, 2009
Credit Line 
Gift of Richard Rabinowitz and Lynda B. Kaplan
Object Number 
2010.15.1
Marks 
29864 copyright 2008 Tigereye Design Greenville, OH 800-844-3769 Sticker on back of button: "www.tigereyedesign.com/ TIGEREYE/ DESIGN/ DEMOCRATIC/ STUFF/ 800-844-3739/ www.democraticstuff.com"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.