Digging Deeper

The log cabin square may reflect David's political affiliation as a Whig- a major political party of the time. When this quilt was made in the 1840's William Henry Harrison, a Whig, was president. In this square you find many of his campaign symbols. Harrison portrayed himself as accessible to the common man through the image of the log cabin, the cider barrel, the raccoon- Whig symbols of rural life- and the latch at the door to indicate Harrison's invitation to voters that his "latchstring was always out."

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