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Lincoln and Johnson Union Club Bristol banner

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1864
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 59 in x 44 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0240
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Textiles

Description

This hand-painted white banner features the following text painted in black with red shading: "Lincoln & Johnson. Union Club Bristol. To save the Union/We must have no Quack/But trust again to Abraham/And not to "Little Mac." An eagle with spread wings is painted at the top clutching arrows and an olive branch in its talons. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum