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Collection: Cornell University Political Americana Collection

ID Number: 2214.BB0268

Title: Eisenhower "Ike" Earrings, Bracelet, and Jewelry Stand, ca. 1952

Date Made: ca. 1952

Party: Republican

Election: 1952

Item Count: 14

Classification: Costume; Metalwork

Object Type: Earrings; Bracelets (Jewelry); Stands (Support furniture)

Materials & Techniques: Metal; Brass; Cloth; Plastic; Casting; Rhinestone

Notes: An assortment of Eisenhower "Ike" Jewelry, consisting of six pairs of earrings, a bracelet, and a jewelry stand. One set of earrings is made from political campaign buttons; two other sets contain rhinestones. The campaign button earrings contain union labels. Donor Susan H. Douglas dates the jewelry to the 1952 Presidential campaign.

Subjects: Eisenhower, Dwight D.; Hearts (motifs); Flowers; Politics; Promotional materials

Repository: Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214?Rare & Manuscript Collections?Cornell University Library?Cornell University

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