Pinback button for Essence Magazine: Museum Object and Cultural History
Pinback button for Essence Magazine: Date: after 1970. Manufactured by: Olympic Button & Emblem Co., American. Subject of: Essence Magazine, American, founded 1970.
The object in the museum catalogue
A pinback button advertising Essence. The button has a black background and white text throughout that reads [My Women Have An Essence All Their Own]. The edge of back of the button has the manufacturer's information. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: after 1970
- Manufactured by: Olympic Button & Emblem Co., American
- Subject of: Essence Magazine, American, founded 1970
- Type: buttons (information artifacts)
- Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/8 in. (4 × 4 × 0.3 cm)
- Place made: New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Advertising
- Topic: Business
- Topic: Mass media
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2013.68.91
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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