1. Material:
  2. metal (543)

Pennsylvania Klan pin

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1925
Materials:
metal
Measurements:
overall: 1 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0673
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Three-dimensional Objects

Description

Circular pin features Abraham Lincoln in center in three quarter view. Lincoln is illustrated in color on a fading sky blue to white ground. Dark blue print arches above and below Lincoln's figure. Arching above, print reads "Penna. Klan Reunion" and below reads "Gettysburg, PA. Sept. 19th and 20th, 1925". The reverse features a single metal needle used to secure the pin on clothing. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum