Badge, Political
Object number2015.22.102
Date1878
MediumFabric; Metal; Ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionBadge consisting of a red and gold-tone pin and a white ribbon with metal lining the bottom edge. Black text in top and bottom sections of ribbon; in center is an elaborate depiction of the Pennsylvania coat of arms, flanked on the right by a U.S. flag and on the left by the Pennsylvania state flag.DimensionsHeight x Width: 8.75 × 3.188 in. (22.2 × 8.1 cm)InscriptionsText in the top section reads: "UNION / REPUBLICAN CLUB." Text at the bottom reads: "PHILADELPHIA. / 1878".
Historical NotesBadge from the Union Republican Club of Philadelphia
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Union Republican Club
On View
Not on view
1879
1894
1896-1901
1920
1900
