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Lapel Pin, Duck



Title Lapel Pin, Duck
Artist/Maker Unidentified
Date 1982 ca.
Medium Ceramic
Dimensions h. 1 x w. 1 x d. 0.5 in. (h. 2.54 x w. 2.54 x d. 1.27 cm)
Credit Line U.S. Senate Collection
Accession Number 46.00057.000


  • Object Description
  • This small ceramic lapel pin is one of two designs featuring ducks that many senators and staff began wearing during the lame-duck session of Congress in 1982. This design shows the whole duck; the other shows only the tail and feet. The lapel pins originally had nothing to do with the lame-duck session (the period between a November election and the beginning of a new Congress); they were supplied by the Long Island Duck Growers Association and handed out at a New York Farm Harvest Day event hosted by Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato (R-NY) in the Caucus Room of the Russell Senate Office Building. After the 1982 election and the beginning of a lame-duck session, the pins became a coveted accessory for many on Capitol Hill.
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