Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Pin, Political |
Date |
1851-1868 |
Catalog Number |
86.211.33 |
Year Range from |
1851 |
Description |
Metal circular lapel pin with an image of Schuyler Colfax. Gold-colored metal with a straight pin. In black lettering above the image is the word "COLFAX". |
Collection |
Colfax Collection |
Provenance |
Likely campaign material for one of Colfax's runs for the U.S. House of Representatives. Colfax ran unsuccessfully in 1851, and ran successfully in every election from 1854 to 1868, when he ran as Vice President. |
Credit line |
Gift of Andrew W. Nickle |
People |
Colfax, Schuyler |