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Badge, Hat

Object Name:
Badge, Hat
Object ID:
2024.043.05
Date:
1867-1900
Description:
Badge, Hat. Grand Army of the Republic hat badge or pin. Stamped brass wreath with letters "GAR" in center. Sewn with brown thread to rectangle of folded black silk, with attached brown cord for wearing around the neck.
Material:
Brass
Silk
Dimensions:
H-1.625 W-2.625 inches
Provenance:
Possibly owned by Civil War veterans Abial Chandler Abbott (1843-1898) or Amos Smitt Abbott (1837-1909). Descended in the Abbot family and found in the Abbot Homestead at 382 North State Street, Concord, NH.
Credit Line:
Gift of the family of Rebecca Abbott Henry Dole
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