Object Details
- associated person
- Harrison, Benjamin
- Description
- The “H & M” on this belt buckle stands for Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton, who ran as president and vice president in the 1888 campaign. During an era when belt buckles enjoyed rising popularity, they often made ideal campaign objects. The manufacturers of this buckle also made ones for Harrison’s opponents – Grover Cleveland and Allen Thurman – showing that they prioritized profits over party in the 1888 campaign.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1888.N04
- catalog number
- 227739.1888.N04
- accession number
- 227739
- Object Name
- Buckle, Belt
- Physical Description
- metal, white (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 2 1/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 5.715 cm x 8.255 cm x 1.27 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- Clothing & Accessories
- 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
- Record ID
- nmah_507115
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-3bd0-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
