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- Sewing Box, 1850-1875 -
- 1850-1875
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Box, 1850-1875
- Sewing Box, "Victory for Adams," 1824-1828 - By the mid-1820s, a small selection of Presidential campaign materials sporting slogans and images of the candidates--buttons, medallions, flasks, and small boxes--were available to Americans. This colorful sewing box with a portrait of John Quincy Adams inside is topped with a padded velvet pincushion proclaiming: "Victory for Adams." He won in 1824 but lost the rematch to Andrew Jackson in 1828.
- 1824-1828
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Box, "Victory for Adams," 1824-1828
By the mid-1820s, a small selection of Presidential campaign materials sporting slogans and images of the candidates--buttons, medallions, flasks, and small boxes--were available to Americans. This colorful sewing box with a portrait of John Quincy Adams inside is topped with a padded velvet pincushion proclaiming: "Victory for Adams." He won in 1824 but lost the rematch to Andrew Jackson in 1828.
- Sewing Box Originally Belonging to Alice R. Upson, 1800-1830 -
- 1800-1830
- Collections - Artifact
Sewing Box Originally Belonging to Alice R. Upson, 1800-1830