Title
Tin blue bird hanger, Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association with Votes for Women slogan. [1915]
Description
Die-stamped metal blue, black and yellow bird seated on a black perch. There is a hole in the top of the bird so that it can be hung.
"Votes for Women Nov. 2" is printed in black along the gold ground (bird's belly and tail). "Mass. Woman Suffrage Assn. Gertrude H. Leonard Theresa A. Crowley" is printed in black along the outside edge of the bird's tail.
This piece was part of the 1915 advertising campaign to pass suffrage referendums in four eastern states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. All four states lost.
"Votes for Women Nov. 2" is printed in black along the gold ground (bird's belly and tail). "Mass. Woman Suffrage Assn. Gertrude H. Leonard Theresa A. Crowley" is printed in black along the outside edge of the bird's tail.
This piece was part of the 1915 advertising campaign to pass suffrage referendums in four eastern states: New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. All four states lost.
Date
[1915]
Subject
Advertising, Political--United States
Fundraising
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Political campaigns
Symbols
Women--Political activity
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Fundraising
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Political campaigns
Symbols
Women--Political activity
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Creator
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
Format
Tin (metal)
Language
English
Identifier
MEMR.1915.11
Coverage
Massachusetts
Original Format
Decorations (ornaments)
Physical Dimensions
30 cm.
Comments