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The Intelligence Office
1849
1959.46
Oil on canvas
Artist/Maker: William Henry Burr

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Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton Presidential Campaign Ribbon

Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton Presidential Campaign Ribbon
Title
Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton Presidential Campaign Ribbon
Object name 
Campaign ribbon
Date 
1888
Related People 
Depicted: Benjamin Harrison
Related People 
Depicted: Levi Parsons Morton
Medium 
Silk
Dimensions 
Overall: 6 x 2 9/16 in. ( 15.2 x 6.5 cm )
Description 
Cream silk satin ribbon with printed engravings of photorgaphic portraits of Harrison and Morton within oval medallions; beneath at center is image of eagle with laurel wreath and arrows in his talons atop of two crossed American flags; imprinted in gold: "FOR PRESIDENT/BENJ HARRISON/OF/INDIANA/FOR/VICE-PRESIDENT/LEVI P. MORTON/OF NEW YORK."
Object Number 
INV.7393
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.