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Museum purchase, 1999.102.0 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Cap Badge
Museum purchase, 1999.102.0 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Cap Badge

Date1860
MediumSilvered brass
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (approximate diameter): 2 3/4in. (7cm)
ClassificationsCostume
Credit LineMuseum purchase
DescriptionStar shaped metal badge to be worn on a cap, with the profile of a man's face, Abraham Lincoln. Partially legible at the bottom is the date: "1860".
Object number1999.102.0
MarkingsPressed into the metal: "WIDE AWAKE / ABRAHAM LINCOLN"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 1950.531.0 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Societ…
    Wide Awake Flag
    Annin & Co.
    1860
    Man's Uniform Shako
    Man's Uniform Shako
    Sheldon & Colton
    1815-1820
    Image Not Available for Man's Uniform
    Man's Uniform
    Unknown
    1895-1905
    Proper left side
    Helmet
    Normand Smith
    1790-1800
    Image Not Available for Older Boy's or Man's Coat
    Older Boy's or Man's Coat
    Unknown
    about 1870 with later alterations
    Gift of Robert Gunshanan, 1990.156.8 © 2017 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Cap Badge
    Unknown
    Dress
    Dress
    Unknown
    1865-1870, altered from an earlier style
    Image Not Available for Man's Uniform Cap
    Man's Uniform Cap
    Col. Frank W. Cheney
    1890-1900
    Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.132 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Badge
    20th century
    Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.125 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Badge
    Gennaro Capobianco
    September 1945
    Gift of Henry L. Mills, 1896.9.1 Photograph by Don Troiani © 2009 The Connecticut Historical …
    Man's Uniform Coat
    Monson Hayt
    1777-1783
    Front of shroud.
    Shroud and Cap
    Unknown
    about 1830-1850
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