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Metadata
Object Name |
Pin, Political |
Date |
1868 |
Catalog Number |
86.211.34 |
Year Range from |
1868 |
Description |
White porcelain pin advertising Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax from the 1868 presidential election. White hobnail design with a corksrew pin fastener on the back. Pin is shield-shaped and features two oval frames with the embosed word UNION on top and five-pointed stars at the top and bottom. Small oval pictures of Ulysses S. Grant and Schuyler Colfax; "S. COLFAX" is visible above Colfax. |
Collection |
Colfax Collection |
Provenance |
Colfax was Grant's running mate in the 1868 presidential election. |
Credit line |
Gift of Andrew W. Nickle |
People |
Grant, Ulysses S. Colfax, Schuyler |