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Abraham Lincoln campaign button from Brady Cooper's Union photograph
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0212
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
This campaign button is one of three assembled in a single shadowbox. The image of Abraham Lincoln is based off of a photograph taken by Brady Cooper for the Union. Lincoln wears a dark jacket, white shirt, and dark bow tie. He is clean shaven. The photo is inset into a round gold frame embossed with "Abraham Lincoln, 1860" and branches. A hole is pierced through the top of the frame. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
