Collection Highlights
The Rail Candidate
Date:
1860
Object Number:
PR.010.1860.Rail
Medium:
Lithograph
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Luce Center
George McClellan Presidential Campaign Medal
Object Number:
Z.3338
Date:
1864
Medium:
White metal
Dimensions:
diameter: 1 1/4 in. ( 3.2 cm )
Marks:
Inscription: below bust truncation, at lower center: "W. H. KEY F."
Description:
White metal die-struck medal with obverse depicting uniformed bust of George McClellan facing left; legend "McCLELLAN & PENDLETON DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES/1864"; reverse depicts image of quill and scroll inscribed "CONSTITUTION"; surrounding legend "THE CONSTITUTION AS IT IS/THE HOPE OF THE UNION". Hole punched at top center.
Gallery Label:
George Briton McClellan ran for the presidency in 1864 against Abraham Lincoln.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
