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T-shirt: "T1D" [Type 1 Diabetes]

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t-shirt: 'T1D' [Type 1 Diabetes] (front)
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  • t-shirt: 'T1D' [Type 1 Diabetes] (front)
  • t-shirt: 'T1D' [Type 1 Diabetes] (back)

    Object Details

    maker

    Marie, Kaitlin

    Description

    Black cotton t-shirt, size small. "T1D" printed in white on front left breast. Back features a graphic designed by the donor, Kaitlin Marie. The blue circle is the symbol for diabetes; the small stick figures in a ring around the circle represent the number of people diagnosed with diabetes every day. A white caduceus medical symbol is in the center with a drop of red blood at the bottom (representing the blood drops used for testing blood glucose). "Gildan Ultra Cotton" brand name on neck tag. Kaitlin Marie, who was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at the age of 2, designed the T-shirt during her senior year of high school and sold them to raise money for diabetes research.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Kaitlin Marie and Janet Katherine

    date made

    delete
    2014-1015

    ID Number

    2017.0192.15

    accession number

    2017.0192

    catalog number

    2017.0192.15

    Object Name

    t-shirt

    Physical Description

    cotton knit fabric (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall (flat, unfolded): 26 in x 27 in; 66.04 cm x 68.58 cm

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    Medicine and Science: Medicine
    Health & Medicine
    Diabetes

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-cba2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_1923458

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