Sewing Box, Andrew Jackson, 1828
name: label: associated person
content: Jackson, Andrew
notes: label: Description
content: This 1828 campaign sewing box offered women a way to show their support for a candidate, though they couldn’t vote at the time. This box shows Andrew Jackson, who ran as a member of the newly formed Democratic-Republican (or simply, Democratic) party. A similar box was made showing Jackson’s opponent, National Republican and incumbent John Quincy Adams. After a contentious campaign, Jackson won the presidency.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Sewing and Knitting
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content: Political History: Political History
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1828.X01
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1828.X01
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Box, Sewing
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: paper, cardboard, glass, velvet (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: blue, white, brown, orange, yellow, green, gold (overall color)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 12.7 cm x 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm