Preview

Orphanage Pin

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Date

1880 - 1950

Description

This is a metal pin which has an enameled image of a young child wrapped in blankets painted on it. The following German phrase is engraved into the border of the pin, "Kinderheim A.V. Frankfurt A.M." The phrase translates to children's home (possibly, orphanage) Frankfurt am Main (Germany).

Item Type

ephemera

Material Type

metal

Date Uploaded

12.18.2017

Dimensions

2.5 X 0.8 X 3.5

Dimensions Notes

All measurements were taken in centimeters. Measurements are listed as “length by width by height” or “height by diameter” unless otherwise noted.

Recommended Citation

The Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing: Historical Collection. (2017). "Orphanage Pin" [Photograph]. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.molloy.edu/nur_hagan/617