Historic 1844 Henry Clay presidential campaign display featuring a printed textile ribbon from the Young Men’s Whig National Convention of Ratification held in Baltimore on May 2, 1844, illustrated with Clay’s portrait, the Grand National Whig Prize Banner, and his Ashland estate. Mounted below is a Virginia electoral ballot naming Henry Clay of Kentucky for president, Theodore Frelinghuysen of New York for vice president, and the Whig electors for Virginia. Both pieces exhibit age-related toning, creases, staining, edge wear, and small losses consistent with antique paper and textile material. Presented beneath glass with dark matting in an ornate gilt-tone frame. Approx. frame size (in): 19.25 x 8.25 x 0.75.
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