[Closets are for Clothes Pinback Button]

Name/Title

[Closets are for Clothes Pinback Button]

Entry/Object ID

2023.06.12

Tags

Slogans, Artworks

Description

A circular, white pinback button with an icon of a T-shirt on a clothing hander, and reading in black text "closets are for clothes not people." Rust spots are apparent towards the button's center.

Item Type

Pinback button

Collection

Adrian J. Cardwell Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2023.06

Made/Created

Date made

1984

Time Period

20th Century

Place

Country

United Kingdom

Region

Northwestern Europe

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Getty AAT

Concept

LGBTQ+, memorabilia, T-shirts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Coming out

Category

Homosaurus

Color

Black, White

Valuations

Valuation Type

Donor Estimate

Value

$10.00

Date

Oct 14, 2026

Create Date

October 15, 2026

Update Date

October 15, 2026