Artist/Maker
Whitehead & Hoag Co.
(Newark, New Jersey, 1892 – 1959)
Ribbon fragments
ca. 1913
Place madeNewark, New Jersey, United States, North America
Silk, metal, paper, plastic
Part (bar): 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (1.9 × 6 cm)
Overall (ribbon): 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (5.4 × 3.8 cm)
Overall (ribbon): 2 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (5.4 × 3.8 cm)
INV.7336
DescriptionSecond Premium NY Poultry & Pigeon Association Ribbon; fragments of badge consisting of ornate rectangular pin-back bar inscribed: "V.H.C." and yellow silk satin ribbon fragment imprinted in silver: "GARDEN / NEW YORK 1912-1913 / NEW YORK / ORNITHOLOGICAL / SOCIETY"; paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse.MarkingsInscription: paper label, imprinted in black: "THE BADGE MANUFACTURED BY/The Whitehead & Hoag Co./MAKERS OF/BADGES, BUTTONS, BANNERS, SIGNS/AND ADVERTISING NOVELTIES./Main Office and Factory. NEWARK, N.J...."
ClassificationsLAPEL DEVICES (PIN-BACK BUTTONS & BADGES)
