[HARRISON, William Henry (1773-1841)]. Campaign fabric and War of 1812-related ephemera.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Estimate
$250 -
$350
Sold for $473
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Lot Description
[HARRISON, William Henry (1773-1841)]. Campaign fabric and War of 1812-related ephemera.
Red William Henry Harrison campaign fabric featuring portrait and log cabin. Approx. 17 5/8 x 13 1/2 in. cotton chintz fabric (uneven edges). [With:] Brown Harrison campaign fabric. Approx. 15 7/8 x 17 1/4 in. cotton chintz (creasing, some fraying at edges).
Two pieces of fabric related to the 1840 presidential campaign of William Henry Harrison featuring a log cabin, barrels of hard cider, bust portraits of Harrison with the phrase "Harrison and Reform" surrounded by floral motifs. RARE: Variations of the fabric are listed in Threads of History (#145-147), however, no known examples are red.
[With]. GIMBREDE, Thomas, engraver. Michl. H. BOWYER, publisher. Comre. Oliver H. Perry, of the U.S. Navy. Engraving, n.d., sheet 12 7/8 x 15 1/4 in., toned, spotting, mounted to later cardstock, matted. -- DENNIE, Joseph. The Port Folio, Third Series. Vol. V, No. IV, April 1815. 8vo (5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in.). Frontispiece portrait. (Toning, offsetting, spotting). Disbound, modern card folio. Featuring a biography of General Harrison. -- Letter from the Acting Secretary of War, Transmitting his Report on the Letter of Major Gen. Harrison, and the Accompanying Documents...December 31, 1816. Washington: William A. Davis, printer, 1817. 8vo. (Toned.) Disbound. -- Anniversary Celebration at Danville, PA. East Smithfield, PA, 16 September 1842. 4to (7 7/8 x 9 7/8 in.), partly printed letter completed in manuscript, with address panel on conjugate leaf, toning and spotting along original folds. An invitation to commemorate "The GLORIOUS FIFTH OF OCTOBER, the anniversary of "THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES." -- Together, 4 items of printed ephemera.
Collection of Tom Charles Huston
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