Collection Highlights
Architect's Sign
Date:
ca. 1837
Object Number:
1953.197
Medium:
Wood
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Museum Collections
Decorative Arts
Printed kerchief
Object Number:
1954.6
Date:
1840
Medium:
Silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 22 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. ( 57.2 x 72.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: in center: "WM. H. HARRISON/ THE OHIO FARMER"
Description:
Silk U.S. campaign flag with an image of William Henry Harrison welcoming a wounded soldier to his log cabin at North Bend in a center medallion; canton has a ring of twelve stars around one large star; printed in red, blue, green, and sepia on a white ground.
Gallery Label:
This campaign flag was made for the 1840 "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" Presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison. The popular campaign slogan was, "Tippecanoe and Tyler too."
Credit Line:
Gift of the Estate of John G. Wintjen
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
