Log Cabin Patterned Creamer

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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 History: Political History, Presidential History Collection

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source