Collection Highlights
Armchair
Date:
1856-1857
Object Number:
1857.11
Medium:
Oak
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Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.7301
Date:
1892
Medium:
Textile, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. ( 6.4 x 4.4 cm )
Description:
Gold metalic bar in shape of eagle; Harrison Reid and Protection American Tin Reciprocity; blue silk ribbon stamped in gold; suspended white metal top hat charm inscribed: "AMERICAN/TIN"
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.
