Pinback button for Virgin Islands rum: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A red and white pinback button advertising Virgin Islands rum. The white text throughout the button reads [Try a Virgin Islands Rum / Cruzan / Brugal / Carioca / Old Mr. Boston / Old St. Croix]. The back of the button has a metal pin with a clasp.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1950-2000
• Manufactured by: Unidentified
• Type: buttons (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink on paper with metal and plastic
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 × 3 × 1/4 in. (7.6 × 7.6 × 0.6 cm)
• Place depicted: Virgin Islands of the United States, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: Cooking and dining
• Topic: Foodways
• Topic: Travel
• Object number: 2013.68.41
• 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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