2013 Finalist National Medal for Museum and Library Service

Collection Highlights

Carolina Parakeet (Conuropsis carolinensis), Study for Havell pl. no. 26
c. 1825
1863.17.26
Watercolor, graphite, pastel, gouache, and black ink with scraping and selective glazing on paper, laid on card
Artist/Maker: John James Audubon

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Badge: Pollard Total Abstinence Society

Badge: Pollard Total Abstinence Society
Title
Badge: Pollard Total Abstinence Society
Object name 
Ribbon
Date 
ca. 1920
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 x 3 in. ( 17.8 x 7.6 cm )
Description 
Silk ribbon "POLLARD/Total Abstinence/SOCIETY/"We Veto Brandy, Gin and Wine,/The stuff you Brew, and Cider too."/COLD WATER./"How sweet from its green mossy brim to/receive it,/As poised on the curb, it inclines to my lips."; image of a water well; some stains; white.
Object Number 
INV.1727
Gallery Label 
This ribbon was worn during the Prohibition movement in the 1920s.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.