Collar Box, Chester A. Arthur, 1880
name: label: associated person
content: Arthur, Chester A.
notes: label: Description
content: Chester A. Arthur was not expected to be become president. “Elegant Arthur” – nicknamed that because of his flashy wardrobe – was viewed as a machine politician and an ally of corrupt political bosses in New York. However, President Garfield’s assassination in 1881 made his Vice President, Arthur, the new president. Arthur distinguished himself as relatively scrupulous and upstanding, and won surprised support of some critics. It is fitting that such a stylish president is commemorated with this wooden collar box.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
setName: label: See more items in
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: Ralph E. Becker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1880.X02
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1880.X02
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Box, Collar
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: inorganic material (unspecified) (lid material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/4 in x 4 3/4 in x 4 3/4 in; 8.255 cm x 12.065 cm x 12.065 cm