Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016

 
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Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016
Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016
Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016
Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016

Pillow, Throw - Hillary for America 2016

Object number2016.014.04
Date2016
Associated LocationUnited States of America
MediumPolyester, Cotton, Metal
Dimensions16 1/8 × 16 1/8 × 5 7/8 in. (41 × 41 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA "Stitch by Stitch" throw pillow from the Hillary for America 2016 presidential campaign. The back side of the pillow is blue. The front side has a white background with a red border in a needlepoint design. The center image contains a needlepoint White House in white, and gray and light blue for the windows, green for the front lawn, and red, blue, and gray for the American flag flying over the White House. Underneath the White House is "A Woman's Place Is In The White House." in blue thread in a needlepoint stitch. Underneath the phrase is Hillary Clinton’s campaign logo. The two sides of the "H" are blue and the connecting line is red in a shape of an arrow pointing to the right. A zipper is located on the bottom edge of the throw pillow.

    Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton was born on October 26, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois. Aside from being a former first lady of Arkansas and a former first lady of the United States, Hillary held many other political offices. When she was elected as a United State senator from New York, Hillary became the first woman elected to the Senate (2001-2009). She served as Secretary of State during President Barack Obama’s administration (2009-2013). Hillary was the only United States first lady to keep an office in the West Wing, as well as the only first lady to run for president. She married her husband, Bill Clinton, in 1974, and their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.
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    On view
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