Collection Highlights
Chatelaine
Date:
ca. 1761
Object Number:
1954.179a-d
Medium:
Silver gilt, gold, enamel, ivory, chalcedony, glass, paint
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign lapel stud
Object Number:
INV.7238
Date:
ca. 1888-1892
Medium:
Silk satin, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description:
Campaign lapel stud with the portrait of Benjamin Harrison printed in blue on white satin.
Gallery Label:
Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901) served as the twenty-sixth president of the United States along with his vice president Levi P. Morton (1824-1920). Harrison ran again in 1892 with Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) as his running mate but was defeated by Grover Cleveland.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
