Political Ribbon Quilt
name: label: associated person
content: Harrison, William Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Some partisans were content to wear a ribbon. Quilter Abigail Ann Lane and her husband, William Bagley Lane, acquired enough Whig and William Henry Harrison ribbons to sleep in. The quilt is composed of three different ribbon designs. The most prevalent ribbon commemorates Harrison’s inauguration as president in March 1841 and his death about a month later, a date printed near the bottom of the ribbon that was not part of the original engraving. The quilt is made of 432 ribbons stitched together and backed with plain white linen. According to family tradition, the Lanes acquired—or were left with—an overstock of ribbons for Mrs. Lane to assemble the quilt.
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: classified
content: Quilting
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Mrs. Elizabeth Clair Beal
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.034124
label: catalog number
content: 34124
label: accession number
content: 70903
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Quilt
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: textile (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 96 in x 96 in; 243.84 cm x 243.84 cm