Child's Parade Cape, 1860
Object Details
- Description
- Even though children and adolescents could not vote, they participated in the presidential campaign by attending the public events that their parents and other adults did, often wearing clothing and hats made especially for them.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1860.C02
- accession number
- 227739
- catalog number
- 227739.1860.C02
- Object Name
- Cape, parade costume, oil cloth
- Physical Description
- oilcloth (overall material)
- red (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall flat: 24 1/2 in x 36 in; 62.23 cm x 91.44 cm
- 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
- general subject association
- Political Campaigns
- used
- Parades
- Record ID
- nmah_687507
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-0e2c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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