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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
William Harrison Convention Ribbon, 1840
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

William Harrison Convention Ribbon, 1840

Object numberMO 1947.93.175
Name Ribbon, Political
Maker (American engraver, 1795 - 1878)
Date1840
Mediumfabric (silk), ink
Dimensionsoverall H 6 1/2 in x W 2 1/2 in (16.5 cm x 6.4 cm )
DescriptionA woven campaign ribbon. On an off-white background is a printed black and white portrait of William H. Harrison, and below it, within an oval wreath design, is a small illustration of Harrison greeting a soldier in front of a log cabin with the Bunker Hill Monument visible in the background. Text on the badge reads: "SALEM DELEGATION. / HARRISON CONVENTION, SEPT. 10. 1840. / CONSTITUTION / HARRISON & REFORM / BUNKER HILL."

The maker's information is printed near the bottom of the badge: "Engd. & Published by G. G. Smith, corner of Washington & Franklin Sts. Boston."
Label TextWilliam Henry Harrison was the Whig Party’s successful presidential candidate in 1840.

This convention ribbon was sent to Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 by Thomas W. Connell of Springfield, Massachusetts.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteDonated to the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum as a bequest of Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 20, 1947.
Credit LineEstate of Franklin D. Roosevelt
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesCampaign Memorabilia (National Archives Identifier 778819)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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