Badge, Campaign
Object number2015.22.272
Manufacturer
J.H. Shaw Company
Date1894
MediumFabric; Ink; Thread; Metal
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionPurple fabric ribbon attached to metal pin at top and a tassel at the bottom. Gold-tone text across the top. In center, there is a gold-tone image of a U.S. flag; there is a circular photograph to the top-right, and a circular photograph to the bottom left of the flag. Gold-tone text throughout bottom section. Maker's mark on reverse side.DimensionsHeight x Width: 9.75 × 2.438 in. (24.8 × 6.2 cm)InscriptionsRibbon reads: "REPUBLICAN / LEAGUE" at top. Text under circular photograph in top right corner reads: "GOVERNOR". Text under photograph in bottom left corner reads: "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR". Text in the bottom section of the ribbon reads: "OF / PENNSYLVANIA / HARRISBURG / 1894 / DELEGATE."
On reverse side, there is a white sticker near the top center section that has a handwritten "T" in the center of it in blue pen.
MarksIn the center of reverse side is a black sticker with yellow print that reads: "J.H. SHAW / 818 ARCH ST. / PHILADA."
Related person
Walter Lyon
Related person
Daniel H. Hastings
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
Republican League of Pennsylvania
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