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Badge

Object Name:
Badge
Object ID:
1950.011.07
Creator:
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Place of Origin:
Newark, NJ
Date:
1894
Description:
Badge, Society of the Army of the Potomac, Concord, NH, 1894. Celluloid button suspended from ribbon. Front: Red silk ribbon suspended from horizontal gilded pin back with two American flags on celluloid. "SOCIETY / OF THE / ARMY / OF THE / POTOMAC / CONCORD, N. H. / JUNE 21-22, 1894. " printed in silver. Reverse: Red silk ribbon. " PAT. OCT. 18-1892-MAR. 7-1893." printed in silver.
Material:
Textile
Silk
Celluloid
Composition
Dimensions:
H-6 W-2 inches
Provenance:
This is part of a collection of objects owned by Jacob H. Gallinger (1837-1918), who served in United States Senate from New Hampshire, 1891-1918. The collection was given to the New Hampshire Historical Society by Senator Gallinger's daughter, Katherine C. (Mrs. Harry A.) Norton (1866-1957).
Credit Line:
Gift of Katherine C. Norton
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