Promotional Pin

Name/Title

Promotional Pin

Entry/Object ID

1936.4.1v

Description

Pin or brooch consisting of a bar and beanpot-shaped medallion. The bar has the inscription, "DEPT. MASS. G.A.R." The medallion is in the shape of a jar or jug with beans overflowing from the top. The word "BEANS" is across it, and it hangs from the bar by two short chains.

Context

Owned by Mrs. Baker, president of the GAR Brooks Post Dept. 18 in Montpelier, Vermont

Acquisition

Accession

1936.4

Source or Donor

Baker, Gertrude Sargent Clark (1869-1946)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

King & Eisele

Place

City

Buffalo

State/Province

New York

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pin, Promotional

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Material

Metal, Silk

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Women's Relief Corps

Related Places

Place

City

Montpelier

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Place

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America