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The Rapalje Children
1768
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Oil on canvas
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Log cabin bottle w/cork
Object name
Log cabin bottle w/cork
Date
ca. 1840
Medium
Glass, cork
Dimensions
Overall: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 in. ( 14 x 9.5 x 7 cm )
Description
Deep olive-green lead glass log cabin bottle blown in a multi-part mold (McKearin GVII-1) with broad sloping collar, hipped roof with vertical ribs and sides with horizontal ribs, rectangular panel on obverse with inscription "TIPPECANOE," rectangular panel on reverse with inscription "NORTH BEND," and pontil mark on base.
Credit Line
Gift of Clarence G. Michalis
Object Number
1953.373
Marks
in relief: on obverse: "TIPPECANOE"
in relief: on reverse: "NORTH BEND"
Gallery Label
This Log Cabin bottle is a memento of William Henry Harrison's 1840 "Log Cabin and Hard Cider" presidential campaign.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
