William Henry Harrison Polychrome Silk Campaign Banner

Description:

William Henry Harrison Polychrome Silk Campaign Banner, America, c. 1840, the banner centered with a printed and handpainted bust-length portrait of Harrison with "WILLIAM H. HARRISON" printed below with a small printed scene of his log cabin on the north bend of the Ohio river, the portrait superimposed on a stylized American flag with painted red and white stripes with a blue canton in the top right corner containing a circlet of twelve stars centered with a large star, "THE HERO OF TIPPICANOE" in handpainted lettering below the portrait, (fading, minor stains),27 1/2 x 22 in., framed.
Estimate $2,500-3,500

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