Collection Highlights
The Course of Empire: The Savage State
Date:
ca. 1834
Object Number:
1858.1
Medium:
Oil on canvas (relined)
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Campaign ribbon
Object Number:
INV.7212
Date:
1892
Medium:
Silk, metal, cardboard, paper
Dimensions:
Overall: 7 3/4 x 2 3/8 in. ( 19.7 x 6 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: manufacturer's paper label on reverse: "MANUFACTURED BY/THE WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO.,/RIBBON BADGE MAKERS"
Inscription: manufacturer's paper label on reverse: "WAVING FLAG PAT. JAN 14, 1892./SILK PIN PAT. OCT 18, 1892./Othe Patents Pending."
Description:
Cream silk satin pin-back ribbon printed with engraved photographic portrait of Benjamin Harrison; flag woven ribbon bow above; imprinted in black: "1892/HARRISON AND REID./BANKERS/AND/BROKERS/Republican Club/Organized . 1880 ."; paper label with manufacturer's name applied to reverse of ribbon.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
