Anti-Chinese Cap Pistol, 1876
Object Details
- Description
- In the 19th century, agitation against Asian Americans spread across the country and led to some of the nation’s most restrictive immigration laws.
- Credit Line
- Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- c1876
- ID Number
- PL.227739.1876.X01
- accession number
- 227739
- catalog number
- 227739.1876.X01
- Object Name
- Toy, Pistol
- Physical Description
- iron (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 1/2 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 in; 13.97 cm x 13.97 cm x 2.54 cm
- See more items in
- Political History: Political History, General History Collection
- Government, Politics, and Reform
- American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
- Exhibition
- American Democracy
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- general subject association
- Anti-Immigration
- Record ID
- nmah_1141891
