Collection Highlights
Slant-front desk
Date:
1777-1794
Object Number:
1947.461
Medium:
Mahogany
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General Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Campaign Ribbon
Object Number:
INV.2859.2
Date:
1865
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 6 5/8 x 1 11/16 in. ( 16.8 x 4.3 cm )
Inscriptions:
"HOBANDT & SONS MANUE - BALE" inscribed on top edge
Description:
Rectangular polychrome woven silk ribbon depicting uniformed bust-length portrait of Ulysses Grant with American eagle holding band inscribed: "E PLURIBUS UNUM"; shield with stars and striped encircled by wreath of oak and laurel with inscription beneath: "GENERAL GRANT/PRESIDENT."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
