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American Decorative Arts
Manufacturer: Tiffany and Company, American, founded 1837
Pair of Lieutenant Colonel Insignia Pins
ca. 1930
Sterling silver
each pin: 1 1/16 × 15/16 in. (2.7 × 2.38 cm, 6 g)
Gift of Dr. Hamilton B. Webb, B.S. 1935
1980.64a-b
Geography:
Retailed in New York, New York
Culture:
American
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Jewelry
Provenance:
Colonel Norman E. Titus, USAR, MC; Dr. Hamilton B. Webb, B.S. 1935; gift 1980 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn. Yale University Art Collection
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1980,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 38, no. 2 (Winter 1982): 69.
Erin E. Eisenbarth, Baubles, Bangles, and Beads American Jewelry from Yale University, 1700-2005 (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2005), checklist, no. 94.
Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.
