Yale Center for British Art

Title:
First World War pins.
Published / Created:
Great Britain, circa 1914-circa 1918.
Physical Description:
91 pins ; 6 x 6 cm, or smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Three-Dimensional Artifacts
Notes:
Collections of 91 pins, most associated with charities or patriotic movements in Great Britain during the First World War. Examples include: British & Foreign Sailors' Society; Salvation Army Ambulance Unit; R.S.P.C.A. War Fund; The Red Cross of the Sea, Royal National Life Boat Inst.; Crutch Day; Queen Alexandra's Field Force Fund; The Sailor's Day, 1916; Church Army Hut War Fund; Help Russia; Clara Butt's Joan of Arc Day; Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Subject Terms:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Great Britain. | Charities -- Great Britain.
Form/Genre:
Pins (jewelry) | Lapel pins.