Campaign flag

1863

Place madeUnited States, North America

Cotton

Overall: 16 1/2 x 25 1/2 in. ( 41.9 x 64.8 cm )

Samuel T. Shaw Memorial Collection

1946.243

This campaign flag was originally inscribed for the Presidential campaign of John Bell and Edward Everett (see inscriptions). Their names were cut from the flag and replaced with Abraham Lincoln's and Andrew Johnson's names.

DescriptionCotton lithographed U. S. campaign flag with thirty-five stars in the canton; printed in red and blue ink on a white ground; inscribed in the white stripes to the right of the canton; section of ground removed and replaced with two printed patches inscribed with "ABRAHAM LINCOLN" and "ANDREW JOHNSON" machine stitched.

MarkingsInscription (printed): Printed in center: "FOR PRESIDENT,/ ABRAHAM LINCOLN./ FOR VICE PRESIDENT,/ ANDREW JOHNSON./ THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION" Inscription (printed): Originally printed, but names removed from object: "FOR PRESIDENT,/ JOHN BELL./ FOR VICE PRESIDENT,/ EDW'D EVERETT/ THE UNION AND THE CONSTITUTION" Inscription (Ink): in ink, below final line of printed inscription: "Loaned by Samuel T. Shaw 1932."

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