Campaign Button

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Campaign Button

Entry/Object ID

2012.50.7

Description

Round blue and white button with the inscription, "I Like MIKE BERNHARDT FOR GOVERNOR". In tiny letters along edge is the inscription, "Versitile Graphics Burlington, VT 862-3762"

Context

Made for the unsuccessful gubernatorial campaign of Michael Bernhardt in 1988. Owned by Governor James Douglas.

Acquisition

Accession

2012.50

Source or Donor

Douglas, James H. (b. 1951)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Versitile Graphics

Date made

1988

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Button, Campaign

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Button, Political

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Symbol, Political

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Belief Symbols

Nomenclature Class

Personal Symbols

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Depth

1/4 in

Diameter

2-3/16 in

Material

Plastic, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Bernhardt, Michael

Related Places