Button, Campaign
Object number2015.22.1650
Manufacturer
Bastian Brothers Company
Date1952
Mediummetal; paper; celluloid; ink
Credit LineThe Elaine B. and Carl Krasik Collection of Pennsylvania and Presidential Political Memorabilia
DescriptionCircular metal lithograph open-back button with vertical pinback. Front features a black and white image of Adlai Stevenson with a red banner containing white text below. Maker's mark printed along bottom edge of button. Metal back.DimensionsHeight x Width x Depth: 0.875 × 0.75 × 0.188 in. (2.2 × 1.9 × 0.5 cm)Inscriptions"STEVENSON" in white text across front along bottom.
MarksAlong bottom edge: "BASTIAN BROS. CO. ROCHESTER NY." There is a Sheet Metal Workers International Association union label printed along bottom edge as well.
Related person
Adlai E. Stevenson II
(1900 - 1965)
Related institution
Democratic Party
Related institution
Sheet Metal Workers' International Association
On View
Not on view
c. 1960
Bastian Brothers Company
