Polk-Dallas-Shunk Democratic National Badge Portrait Campaign Ribbon, ca. 1844
- Title:
- Polk-Dallas-Shunk Democratic National Badge Portrait Campaign Ribbon, ca. 1844
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Coten & Adriance
- Political Figure:
- Dallas, George M., American (1792-1864), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Shunk, Francis Rawn, American (1788-1848), Candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania
Polk, James K., American (1795-1849), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1844
- Election Date:
- 1844
- ID Number:
- 2214.RB0224
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214RB0224.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- textiles (visual works)
costume by form
badges
portraits - Materials/Techniques:
- Silk (textile)
- Subject:
- Badges
Portraits
Polk, James K.
Dallas, George M.
Shunk, Francis Rawn
Half figures
Democratic Party
Texas
Banks (Institutions)
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Pennsylvania
American flags
Politics
Promotional materials
Birds - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 7.62 (Ribbon) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Text on ribbon reads DEMOCRATIC / NATIONAL BADGE. / POLK, / DALLAS, / AND / SHUNK. / PEOPLES CHOICE / TEXAS AND NO BANK / Published by Coten & Adriance, Phila.. Ribbon is encased along with several cloth imitation flowers in a glass-covered compartment within a large plaster shrine (item 2214.BB0184). Item donor Susan H. Douglas claims that the shrine is a replica of the entrance to the Alamo.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to "Plaster "
"Alamo Entrance"
" Shrine with Polk-Dallas Campaign Ribbon, ca. 1844" - Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.