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1861
GUSN-103453
Metal stickpin painted gold in the shape of a star with blue, red and white ribbons attached.
pins (jewelry)
PIN
"This Knot & star worn / by little Annie Codman / then about two years old, in / a black velvet hat with white / feather -- she wore after / the capture of Fort Sumter / Commencement of the Rebellion" (Ink)
Codman, Anna Gertrude, 1858-1938
3181
Battle of Fort Sumter (1861)
Unknown
American
1 3/4 in x 3/4 in (HxW) (inches)
Museum Accession
1992.89
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