Object Details
depicted
Lincoln, Abraham
maker
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Description (Brief)
This presidential campaign badge was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut around 1864. The Scovill Company was established in 1802 as a button manufacturer that is still in business today. Scovill was an early industrial American innovator, adapting armory manufacturing processes to mass-produce a variety of consumer goods including buttons, daguerreotype mats, and campaign badges. This star-shaped badge likely had a pin attached to its back, allowing it to be worn on an article of clothing.
Obverse: Tintype photograph of Abraham Lincoln, labeled “A. Lincoln, 1864” above his head.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Scovill, Inc.
date made
ca 1864
ID Number
1981.0296.1107
accession number
1981.0296
catalog number
1981.0296.1107
Object Name
medal, political
Physical Description
tintype (overall material)
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 4.5 cm x 4.7 cm; 1 3/4 in x 1 7/8 in
place made
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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Work and Industry: Production and Manufacturing
Government, Politics, and Reform
Industry & Manufacturing
Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
Presidential Campaign of 1864
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1379943