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Abraham Lincoln campaign button
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- metal
- Measurements:
- overall: x x 1 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0293
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Round brass 1860 campaign ferrotype features a centered tintype portrait of Abraham Lincoln who wears a dark jacket, bow tie, and white shirt. The portrait is surrounded by raised braided trim. The subject's name, date, and chains of roses are embossed around the portrait. Raised braided trim encircles the button. The top is pierced with a hole. The reverse is identical except it features a tintype portrait of Hannibal Hamlin. His name, the date, and chains of roses are embossed around the portrait. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
