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People's Badge 1860 campaign ribbon
- Creator:
- unknown
- Location:
- unknown place made
- Origin Date:
- 1860
- Materials:
- cloth
- Measurements:
- overall: 2 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in
- Item ID:
- 71.2009.081.0210
- Holding Institution:
- Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum
- Available for Viewing:
- No
- Category:
- Three-dimensional Objects
Description
Silk campaign ribbon depicts a portrait of Abraham Lincoln done from a photograph taken of him on February 27, 1860, in New York. Text surrounding the portrait reads: "The People's Badge" and "Honest Old Abe, The People's Choice." The ribbon is encased in a shadowbox with other campaign ribbons and buttons. Part of the Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, courtesy of the Indiana State Museum.