Kerchief

1880

Place madeUnited States, North America

Cotton

Overall: 20 1/2 x 21 in. ( 52.1 x 53.3 cm )

Purchase

1952.306

Hancock and English were unsuccessful candidates for president and vice president in 1880, losing to James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur.

DescriptionCotton lithographed campaign kerchief with two medallion portraits in the center of Winfield S. Hancock and William H. English with a U.S. shield above and below; in each corner is an American bald eagle with a shield at his breast and arrows and laurel branches in his claws; decorative border; printed in black, red and blue on a white ground.

Markingsprinted: below portraits: "GEN. WINFIELD S. HANCOCK/ DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT/ HON. WILLIAM H. ENGLISH/ DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE FOR VICE PRESIDENT" printed: above shields: "IN UNION/ IS/ STRENGTH" printed: on eagles' banners: "E PLURIBUS/ UNUM" printed: bottom right: "WASHINGTON S.H. GREENE & SONS"

ClassificationsTEXTILES