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Abraham Lincoln campaign ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 5 3/4 in x 2 1/4 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.082.0150
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
Faded pink silk ribbon. All text and central image are stamped in black. Large portrait of Lincoln in suit and tie in the top half of the ribbon with the text "For President" directly above the image. The text below the portrait of Lincoln reads, "Abraham Lincoln of Illinois." A decorative bar breaks up the previously mentioned text and the text below the bar that reads, "For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin of Maine." Top and bottom edges of ribbon of ribbon are frayed. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
