Sold for:
$10,575
$10,575
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.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-02-22
