Pin, Inspirational
Object number2017.28.7
Datec. 1979
OriginHong Kong, China
MediumMetal
Credit LineGift of Dena Dortenzo Walzl
DescriptionGold-tone metal pin. Pin is in the shape of an ornate Latin cross surmounted by a chalice. Vertical pinback on reverse.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.875 × 0.625 × 0.375 in. (2.2 × 1.6 × 1 cm)InscriptionsRaised text over the chalice at the center of the cross "IHS".
MarksRaised text on reverse at bottom "HONG KONG".
Historical NotesFirst Communion pin owned by Dena Dortenzo. Dena spent her childhood in the predominately Italian American neighborhood of Bloomfield in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She was baptized in July of 1971 and received her First Communion on Saturday, May 5, 1979, with her second grade class, both at the Immaculate Conception Church in Bloomfield. She attended grade school at Immaculate Conception. Dena noted that attending Immaculate Conception, where the congregation was made up of first and second generation Italian Americans, many of their Catholic traditions were brought over from Italy.
Previous owner
Dena Dortenzo Walzl
On View
Not on view
1938
c. 1979
Robbins Company
1942
c. 2007
1960-1992
