Card of shawl pins

ca. 1918

Place madeNew York, New York, United States, North America

Metal, paper

Closed: 4 1/2 × 3 3/8 × 1/4 in. (11.4 × 8.6 × 0.6 cm)
Open: 8 1/4 × 3 7/8 × 1/4 in. (21 × 9.8 × 0.6 cm)
Each (Pins): 4 1/4 × 1/8 × 1/8 in. (10.8 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm)

Gift of Albert A. Merritt, 1918

INV.11909a-g

DescriptionGreen paper card holder a set of six straight, undecorated shawl pins.

Markingshandwritten: top right corner of card: "June 25, 1918." printed: top of card, below the above inscription: "American & Howe Pin Cos' / BEST / Shawl Pings / 443 BROADWAY, N.Y." handwritten: below the above inscription: "g2 / 5"

ClassificationsPERSONAL ACCESSORIES