Object Details
depicted
Lincoln, Abraham
maker
Scovill Manufacturing Company
Description (Brief)
This medal was made by the Scovill Manufacturing Company of Waterbury, Connecticut in 1861. 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 medals. The medal has a hole in its top so that it could be worn on an article of clothing.
Obverse: Bust of Abraham Lincoln facing right. Legend that reads: ABRAHAM LINCOLN PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. /WAR OF 1861.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Scovill, Inc.
date made
1861
ID Number
1981.0296.1131
accession number
1981.0296
catalog number
1981.0296.1131
Object Name
medal, political
Physical Description
brass (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 3 cm; 1 3/16 in
place made
United States: Connecticut, Waterbury
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Scovill Manufacturing Collection
Data Source
National Museum of American History
related event
Civil War
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1382124