Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.570
Manufacturer
Whitehead & Hoag Company
Date1896
MediumMetal; Paper; Celluloid
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular, metal lapel campaign pin. Face of button is an off-white background with a portrait of a man facing proper left in the center, and black text above and below image. Maker's mark inscribed on backDimensions0.313 x 0.875 in. (0.8 x 2.2 cm)InscriptionsThe text, starting along the top, reads: "COMPLIMENTS PITTSBURGH PRESS", and along the bottom it reads "FOR PRESIDENT, MATHEW [sic] STANLEY QUAY".
MarksOn the reverse side, on the stud back, reads "WHITEHEAD & HOAG CO. / PAT. / APP'D / FOR / NEWARK, N.J."
Related person
Matthew S. Quay
Related institution
Republican Party
(United States, founded 1854)
Related institution
The Pittsburgh Press
On View
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1872-1875
1920
