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Abraham Lincoln 1860 campaign ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 7 in x 2 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0218
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Textiles
Description
This white silk campaign ribbon features a portrait of Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him by Roderick Cole in Peoria, Illinois, probably in 1858. Above the image is printed, "For President Abraham Lincoln of Illinois" and below the image is printed, "For Vice-President Hannibal Hamlin." Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.
