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Campaign Textile

This is roller printed cotton and it has a log cabin, cider barrel, and "HARRISON AND REFORM" printed on it. Whig candidate William Henry Harrison adopted the log cabin as a symbol of his rustic background in the 1840 presidential campaign. He defeated incumbent President Martin Van Buren, but died after just one month in office.
Artist
Unknown
Date of Work
ca. 1840
Type
Textiles
Credit
White House Historical Association