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Citizens' Committee ribbon

Creator:
unknown
Location:
unknown place made
Origin Date:
1861
Materials:
cloth
Measurements:
overall: 7 in x 3 1/8 in
Item ID:
71.2009.082.0192
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
Available for Viewing:
No
Category:
Textiles

Description

White silk political ribbon with text and image stamped in black. An illustration of an eagle with its wings spread across a scene of a farmer plowing fields is printed in the center. "Citizens' Committee" encircles the image. "Lincoln Reception, Philadelphia, February, 1861" is printed across the bottom. The top edge is folded and stitched and the bottom edge is frayed. Part of The Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum