Pin

Object Name:

Pin

Object ID:

1974.019 a

Date:

1900

Description:

Pin, American flag. Gold-tone (? gold-washed silver), rhinestone, and enamel flag flying on gold-tone shaft with safety chain and pin. Waving U.S. flag. Star field blue enamel with spaces for 12 rhinestone stars with one missing. Thirteen stripes of red and clear rhinestones. Mounted on an open matrix of rows and columns. 0.17 cm flag pole with rounded cap and small, twisted wire rope applied to front of pole. 10.5 cm safety clasp and chain assembly attached to pole. Seventeen rhinestones in a full width of row. Hinged pin and mechanical clasp in back of flag.

Material:

Glass
Metal
Enamel
Gold
Silver

Dimensions:

H-3.64 W-2.77 D-0.67 cm Weight-8 gr

Credit Line:

Bequest of Elsa P. Kimball

Subjects:

Patriotism, American flag