A pin, La Fiesta de Los Angeles

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

A pin, La Fiesta de Los Angeles

Entry/Object ID

2014.808.1.1

Description

A pin, La Fiesta de Los Angeles, ca. 1890. The pin was produced by The Whitehead and Hoag Co., Newark, New Jersey with a patent from 1894 and 1896. The round pin has a metal frame and pointed bar in the back for pinning. On the front, celluloid shell there is a yellow background with the name of the festivals curling around the border. At the center is a color image of a woman wearing traditional Spanish garb, dancing, backlit by the sunset. The pin is in good condition with minor rust around the back edges and minor surface soiling.

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Object Name

Pins (Fasteners)