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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Jade Cuff Links
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Jade Cuff Links

Artifact IDMO 2008.12.1a,b
Object Type Link, Cuff
Maker
Date20th century
Mediummineral (jade), metal (platinum)
Dimensionsoverall (each link) H 5/8 in x W 1 1/4 in (1.6 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionA pair of oval, double-panel cuff links made of green jade within platinum surrounds.
Historical NoteMadame Chiang Kai-shek presented these jade and platinum cufflinks to President Franklin Roosevelt during a wartime visit to the White House. FDR wore the cufflinks during the war. They were among the personal items found in his White House bedroom at the time of his death.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteLent to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum by Curtis Roosevelt in 2006. It was donated as a gift from Roosevelt to the Library in 2007.
Credit LineGift of Curtis Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesPersonal Possessions of the Roosevelt Family (National Archives Identifier 782689)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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