Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

A Beautiful Goblet of White House Champagne - An Ugly Mug of Log Cabin Cider Public Deposited

Resource type	Image
Creator	Johnston, David Claypool, 1799-1865
Description	Whig party supporters poked fun at Democratic President Martin Van Buren with this campaign novelty. The aristocratic-looking Van Buren appears to enjoy "White House champagne," but when the tab is pulled he cannot handle "log cabin hard cider"-- a drink associated with his opponent William Henry Harrison and the common man. The Whigs' portrayal of the incumbent as snobbish and uncaring helped elect Harrison.
Rights statement	No Copyright - United States
Language	eng
Keyword	Log Cabin and Hard Cider presidential campaign
Date created	1840
Identifier	Finding Number: CGA.AC.Y14.081 Digital ID: d_3556
Summary	Hand-colored copperplate etching. A movable card with two captions. A "metamorphosis" caricature of President Martin Van Buren (1782-1862) equipped with a pull-tab to indicate his reaction to the prospect of his defeat at the hands of Williams Henry Harrison (1773-1841).
Collection	Draper and Sarah Hill Collection

Collection identifier	SPEC.CGA.DH
Repository	Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum
Format	image/tiff
Rights note	The Ohio State University Libraries believes this object is in the Public Domain, users are responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing.
Version	original art
Medium	etching
Permanent link	https://hdl.handle.net/1811/88702d30-d584-4b49-a69e-5f3b8c0da756
Time period (Topic)	1840s (1840-1849)
Genre	print caricature
Extent	12.5 x 8 cm

Credit line: Draper and Sarah Hill Collection, The Ohio State University, Billy Ireland Cartoon Library and Museum

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