Log Cabin Patterned Creamer

National Museum of American History
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Object Details

associated person
Harrison, William Henry
Description
The Whig campaign of 1840 against incumbent President Martin Van Buren established a pattern of predetermined imagery, from which later campaigns have seldom deviated. The Whigs adopted the symbols of the log cabin and hard cider to promote the candidacy of General William Henry Harrison. An outpouring of objects with designs of log cabins, such as this cream and pink log cabin patterned china creamer soon followed
ID Number
1989.0486.008
accession number
1989.0486
catalog number
1989.0486.008
Object Name
Pitcher
Measurements
overall: 4 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 3 1/4 in; 12.065 cm x 16.51 cm x 8.255 cm
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Political and Military History: Political History, Presidential History Collection
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
National Museum of American History
Record ID
nmah_1198908
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-7083-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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