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Clay-Frelinghuysen The People's Choice Ribbon, ca. 1844

Title:
Clay-Frelinghuysen The People's Choice Ribbon, ca. 1844
Collection:
Political Americana
Date:
ca. 1844
Identifier:
2214.RB0021
Election:
1844
Political Figure:
Frelinghuysen, Theodore, American (1787-1862), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Presidential Candidate
Political Party:
Whig
Work Type:
textiles (visual works)
costume by form
badges
portraits
Materials/Techniques:
Satin
Subject:
Clay, Henry
Frelinghuysen, Theodore
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Corn plants
Oak branches
Animals
Horses
Horseback riding
Mills
Pride
Whig
Frelinghuysen, Theodore, American (1787-1862), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Presidential Candidate
Extent:
17.78 x 7.62 (Ribbon)
Description:
Item 2214.RB0020 is an identical ribbon on white satin.
Relation:
Related to "Clay-Frelinghuysen "
"The People's Choice"
" Ribbon, ca. 1844"
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
Rights:
This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.

About the collection

"The collection consists of published material, ephemera, and artifacts dating to between 1800 and 1976, including ballots and slates of candidates; promotional broadsides, handbills, and posters; political cartoons (primarily from Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Puck); lithographs and prints (primarily by Kellogg, N. Currier, and Currier & Ives); pamphlets, leaflets, and brochures; songbooks and sheet music; badges, pins, ferrotypes and celluloid buttons; campaign ribbons; parade equipment such as lanterns, torches, banners, and walking sticks; bandanas and other textiles; and souvenirs of all kinds including plates, cups, vases, trays, bottles, sewing boxes, and games."