Object Details
- depicted (sitter)
- Lincoln, Abraham
- Hamlin, Hannibal
- Description
- In the 1860 election, the relatively new Republican party nominated Abraham Lincoln as president and Hannibal Hamlin as vice president. While Lincoln was a Midwesterner, a former Whig party member, and a moderate on the issue of slavery, Hamlin came from New England, had recently left the Democratic party, and was seen as far more anti-slavery than Lincoln. This attempt to balance the ticket helped keep the Republican party relatively united in a complicated four-way race, in which Lincoln’s Republicans defeated John Breckenridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell.
- Credit Line
- In honor of the Family of Alexander Mashare.
- 1860
- ID Number
- 2008.0138.01
- catalog number
- 2008.0138.01
- accession number
- 2008.0138
- Object Name
- pendant
- medal
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- silver (overall material)
- black (overall color)
- brown (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 1.25 cm; x 1/2 in
- Place Made
- United States
- used
- United States: New Jersey
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- used
- Political Campaigns
- general subject association
- Elections
- related event
- Presidential Campaign of 1860
- Record ID
- nmah_1341569
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-6b85-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
