Badge, Political
Object number2015.22.294
Manufacturer
J.H. Shaw Company
Date1894
MediumFabric; Ink; Paper; Metal
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionRed ribbon attached to metal pin. Photograph of man in center, attached by main ribbon by white ribbons. Gold text above and below image. Maker's mark on reverse side.DimensionsHeight x Width: 6.375 × 2.813 in. (16.2 × 7.1 cm)InscriptionsGold text throughout. Top reads: "REPUBLICAN / STATE CONVENTION / AUG. 28th, 1895". Below this is the photograph. Below this reads: "HASTINGS / AND / GILKESON."
MarksOn reverse side, stamped in black ink, reads: "J. H. SHAW CO., / BADGES AND BUTTONS, / 1880 Chestnut St., Phila., Pa."
Related person
Benjamin Franklin Gilkeson
Related person
Benjamin F. Gilkeson
Related person
Daniel H. Hastings
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
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