Object Details
- associated person
- Bryan, William Jennings
- Description
- William McKinley’s 1896 presidential campaign offered many items featuring a “gold bug,” the nickname for supporters of the gold standard, a key tenet of the Republican platform. Democrats endorsed the silver standard and countered with “silver bug” objects. This Republican “bug,” more than three inches in height, was one of the largest of the many metal lapel pins produced for this election in which McKinley defeated his Democratic opponent William Jennings Bryan.
- Credit Line
- Mendel Peterson
- ID Number
- PL.233303.01
- catalog number
- 233303.01
- accession number
- 233303
- Object Name
- Pin
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- brownish gold (overall color)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 1/4 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 in; 8.255 cm x 8.89 cm x 2.54 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
- Record ID
- nmah_491942
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a2-e967-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
