Collection Highlights
Contraband Camp -- Harper's Ferry, VA
Date:
1865
Object Number:
PR.065.815.7
Medium:
Stereograph
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Museum Collections
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.6706
Date:
1868
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 1/4 x 1 11/16 in. ( 15.9 x 4.3 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: upper edge, woven in black: "HORANDT & SONS MANUF: BALE"
Inscription: lower edge, woven in black: "HORANDT & SONS MANUF: BALE"
Description:
White silk with polychrome jacquard woven design depicting portrait of Ulysses S. Grant in uniform; eagle clutching "E Pluribus Unum" banderole in talons above; stars and stripes shield with oak and laurel wreath below. Inscribed: "General Grant/President." Woven manufacturer's name at upper and lower edge. Inscribed in pencil on reverse: "474"
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. William R. Britton, 1934
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
