New England Whig Convention badge, Bunker Hill, 10 September 1840
A ribbon badge: an oval bust of Harrison ringed by six New England state arms, an eagle above, and the words 'Ft MEIGS. THAMES' and 'TIPPECANOE' behind him. The tell is the borrowed prestige of the venue name 'BUNKER HILL' and of Harrison's battle names, set around his portrait.
- Date
- September 10, 1840
- Period
- Pre-1914
- Made by
- New England Whig Convention, Boston (badge for Harrison); publisher not named on the badge
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Object
- Issuer type
- Party
- Regime
- Van Buren Administration
- Leader
- Martin van Buren
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Persuade or win support
- Event
- 1840 US Election
- Techniques
- Transfer
- Source
- Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
- Source
- Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, retrieved October 2, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain: published 1840, US; LOC: "No known restrictions on publication."
Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, LC-USZ62-40700. LOC rights: "No known restrictions on publication."
Text on the object
NEW ENGLAND CONVENTION BUNKER HILL. Ft MEIGS. THAMES TIPPECANOE WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON SEPTEMBER 10th. 1840.
Read from the 794 x 1536 px LOC master (film copy). The state-arms medallions carry no legible lettering. A hand-written library number at lower left is omitted. 'Ft' is a superscript abbreviation.
