Wooden Ballot Box with Clay Marbles, 1883
date: label: Date made
content: 19th Century
label: Date made
content: ca. 1833
notes: label: Description
content: The term “ballot” is derived from the Italian ballotta, meaning “little ball.” This ballot box was not used in a U.S. election. It was used by members of a Washington, D.C., social club.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Voting
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Association of the Oldest Inhabitants of the District of Columbia
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.277275.19
label: catalog number
content: 277275.19
label: accession number
content: 277275
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Ballot Box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: clay (overall marbles material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 4 3/4 in x 9 in; 12.7 cm x 12.065 cm x 22.86 cm