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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.
Wedding Usher's Stickpin
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Wedding Usher's Stickpin

Artifact IDMO 1968.25.33
Object Type Stickpin
Maker (American, founded 1837)
Designer (American, 1882 - 1945)
Date1905
Mediumgold, platinum, diamonds, pearls
Dimensionsobject (stickpin) H 2 3/4 in x W 1/2 in x D 3/8 in (7 cm x 1.3 cm x 1 cm )
 box/case H 3/4 in x W 1 1/8 in x D 3 3/4 in (1.9 cm x 2.9 cm x 9.5 cm )
Physical Descriptiona) A gold stickpin. The head of the pin is in the form of three feathers made of platinum and set with nine small diamonds and three seed pearls.

b) A small, rectangular black leather Tiffany and Co. jewelry box. The interior is lined in white fabric. Imprinted in gilt lettering on the interior of the lid: TIFFANY & CO. / NEW YORK/ PARIS-LONDON.

c) A small white White House card bearing an ink note in FDR's handwriting: My usher's pin designed by me, 1905 FDR. The card is stored in the Tiffany box (see b).
Historical NoteFDR designed stickpins for his wedding ushers. The three feathers are from the crest of the Roosevelt coat of arms. This stickpin is on display in the COURTSHIP AND MARRIAGE exhibit in the Museum’s FOUNDATIONS OF A PUBLIC LIFE gallery.
Additional Details
Credit LineGift of Anna Roosevelt Halsted
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 StatusUnrestricted
CopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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