Lapel Pin

pin

Name/Title

Lapel Pin

Entry/Object ID

1981.50

Description

Small, heart-shaped lapel pin. The center is enameled in green (top) and white (bottom) has has the gold label, "MHS '98". It is surrounded by a frame of swirls. The back is marked "STERLING" with a stamp of a spread eagle.

Context

Worn by Martin William Peck as a graduate of Montpelier High School in 1898.

Acquisition

Accession

1981.50

Source or Donor

O'Hanlon, Wilda Bennett Peck

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1898

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Pin, Lapel

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Clothing

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Clothing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Clothing

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

3/4 in

Width

5/8 in

Depth

1/4 in

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Montpelier High School

Person or Organization

Peck, Martin William (1880-1940)

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America