Collection Highlights
Drawing by Sargeant: Figure Studies after Tintoretto's "Worship of the Golden Calf"; verso: sketch of a horse-drawn carriage and a more finished study of a horse
c. 1874
1935.85.2.24
Graphite on ivory paper, formerly mounted on a page of James Carroll Beckwith Album 1
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Campaign kerchief
Object name
Campaign kerchief
Date
1888
Medium
Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 22 1/4 x 24 in. ( 56.5 x 61 cm )
Description
Cotton copper-engraved campaign kerchief from Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman's presidential and vice-presidential campaign; portraits of both in the center with an American bald eagle and flag above; crossed flags in the corners and a diamond pattern along the white stripe border; printed in red, blue and black ink on a white ground; red background.
Object Number
X.96
Marks
printed: in center: "THE/ UNION/ FOR/ EVER/ PUBLIC OFFICE/ A/ PUBLIC TRUST/ FOR PRESIDENT/ GROVER CLEVELAND/ OF/ NEW YORK./ FOR VICE PRESIDENT/ ALLEN G. THURMAN./ OFF/ OHIO."
printed: on crosed flags: "NO SURPLUS/ LOW TAXES/ TARIFF REFORM/ FOR REVENUE ONLY"
Gallery Label
Cleveland (1837-1908) and Thurman (1831-1895) were defeated in the presidential campaign of 1888. According to Hillary Weiss in "The American Bandanna," "one night at a Democratic rally, vice-presidential nominee Allen Thurman pulled a red bandana from his pocket, complaining it would have been cheaper without the import tariff. He was dubbed 'Old Pockethandkercheif,' ... and the red bandanna itself, became the Democrats' 1888 symbol of consumer rights."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.