Commemorative Mug, Thomas Jefferson, 1801

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Description:

This mug was made to celebrate the election of third president Thomas Jefferson. Democratic-Republican Jefferson was elected in 1800 after defeating incumbent Federalist John Adams, for whom Jefferson had just served as Vice President. In 1804 Jefferson won re-election after defeating Federalist Charles Pinckney.

Associated Person: Jefferson, Thomas

General Subject Association: Presidents

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Presidential History Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Credit Line: The Ralph E Becker Collection of Political Americana

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PL.227739.1801.I01Accession Number: 227739Catalog Number: 227739.1801.I1227739.1801.I01

Object Name: mug, JeffersonMug

Physical Description: ceramic (overall material)

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746aa-72c7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1199204

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