Pinback button for the re-election of Carl McCall as New York State Comptroller: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A red, blue, and white pinback button for the re-election of Carl McCall as New York State Comptroller. The background of the button is red. At center, a blue box has white lettering that reads [McCall]. Above the [c] is a depiction of the state of New York in red. White lettering below the blue box reads [Comptroller]. The exterior edge of the button has a manufacturer's stamp, printed in white ink. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1998
• Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corporation, American, founded 1936
• Subject of: Carl McCall, American, born 1935
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 1 9/16 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in. (4 × 4 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Politics
• Object number: 2013.68.74
• 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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