Promotional Button

Name/Title

Promotional Button

Entry/Object ID

1981.24

Description

Round white button with green-printed image of a large evergreen tree within a mountain scene in the center. The inscription "CALAIS VERMONT 1781 AUGUST 15 1981" runs around the edge, and the inscription "KENTS CORNER . GOSPEL HOLLOW . NORTH CALAIS . EAST CALAIS . PEKIN . ADAMANT . MAPLE CORNER . KENTS CORNER" runs just inside the outer inscription.

Context

Produced for the 200th anniversary of the founding of Calais. The town celebrated with varied festivities such as a parade, village picnic, road race, costume ball and hootenannies during the summer of 1981, but concentrated the happenings during the weekend of Aug 14-17, 1981.

Acquisition

Accession

1981.24

Source or Donor

Calais Vermont Bicentennial Committee

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1981

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Button, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

3 in

Material

Metal, Plastic

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Calais

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America