Promotional Pin

Name/Title

Promotional Pin

Entry/Object ID

1936.4.1y

Description

Stamped metal pin consisting of a pig and a pot of beans. The pot hands from the center of the pig by an eye ring and bears the inscription, "BOSTON 18 G.A.R. 90 BEANS

Context

Worn to the 1890 GAR National Encampment 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

Date made

1890

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

City

Boston

State/Province

Massachusetts

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America