1856 American Party Campaign Textile: Fillmore and Donelson Presidential Ticket

Campaign textile, circa 1856. Measures 17" x 10" (sight), matted and framed to 22.75" x 15.75". Features the "NATIONAL AMERICAN FILLMORE AND DONELSON TICKET" for the 1856 presidential election. Printed in black on off-white silk. The list of electors includes Henry Mayer Phillips, believed to be the first Jewish elector in a political process. This textile represents the American, or "Know-Nothing," Party, which focused on anti-immigration and anti-Catholic policies. The textile is considered rare, with only a second known copy. Published in Pennsylvania.

Associated People/Businesses

  • Audy Schlosser (Firm)
  • Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
  • Donelson, Andrew Jackson, 1799-1871
  • Ingersoll, Joseph R. (Joseph Reed), 1786-1868
  • Stewart, Andrew, 1791-1872

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Physical Location

Arc.MS.56, Oversize Box 4, Folder 6