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Red Cross Pin

Collection Type

  • Jewelry

Date

1900-1940

GUSN

GUSN-102414

Description

Round gold pin with an enameled red cross on a white background, safety catch on reverse.

Details

Descriptive Terms

pins (jewelry)
BROOCH

Inscription

Hallmark: "14K" Maker's Mark: "T-D-G" (Hallmark and maker's mark)

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Additional Identification Number

1865

Maker

Unknown

Location of Origin

United States

Dimensions

3/8 in x 3/8 in x 3/16 in (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.3606

Reference Notes

For more information on the Codman estate see the entire issue of "Old Time New England" 71, no. 258 (1981).

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