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Button, Campaign

Object Name:
Button, Campaign
Object ID:
1995.646.08
Date:
1860
Description:
Presidential campaign button. Ferrotypes with brass band and dark brown velvet border; circular; with cotton loop on top; "ABRAHAM LINCOLN 1860" stamped in band around bust-length ferrotype portrait on front; "HANNIBAL HAMLIN 1860" stamped in band around bust-length ferrotype portrait on back.
Material:
Metal
Textile
Brass
Tin
Cotton
Dimensions:
Dia-0.94 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
People:
Hamlin, Hannibal, Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865)
Subjects:
Electioneering, Elections, Political campaigns, Political candidates, Presidential candidates, Presidential elections
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