Political Button

button

Name/Title

Political Button

Entry/Object ID

2013.9.22

Description

White square metal button with the black inscription, "SUPPORT THE RIGHTS OF ALL VERMONTERS" over a pink triangle.

Context

Made to show support for gay rights. The pink triangle was originally a symbol used in Nazi concentration camps to identify gay men, but it was reclaimed in the 1970s by gay activists as a rallying symbol for equal rights.

Acquisition

Accession

2013.9

Source or Donor

Donovan, Paul J.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

In memory of Valerie Ball, friend, activist, walker

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Colt Buttons

Place

City

Hampton

State/Province

Connecticut

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

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

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

1-1/2 in

Width

1-1/2 in

Material

Metal