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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"
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
Image Not Available for Older Boy's or Man's Coat
Older Boy's or Man's Coat
Unknown
about 1870 with later alterations
Proper left side
Helmet
Normand Smith
1790-1800
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 Albert D. Putnam, 1960.83.0 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Abraham Lincoln button
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.132 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Badge
20th century
Mourning Ribbon
Mourning Ribbon
Unknown
1865-1870
Gift of Gennaro J. Capobianco, 2005.180.125 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Badge
Gennaro Capobianco
September 1945
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