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Abraham Lincoln 1860 campaign button
- 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 a photograph taken of him on February 27, 1860, by Mathew Brady in New York. Lincoln had traveled to New York to speak at the Cooper Union Institute the same day as the photograph was taken. Lincoln wore a black coat, white shirt, and black bow tie and was clean shaven. The photo is inset into a round gold frame embossed with "Abraham Lincoln, 1860" and leafy branches. A hole is pierced through the top of the frame. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
