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The Most Historically Significant Political Horace Greeley Presentation Pig Flask by Anna Pottery In

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The Most Historically Significant Political Horace Greeley Presentation Pig Flask by Anna Pottery In
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The brother of Anna Pottery Cornwall and Wallace Kirkpatrick were not only extremely talented potters but were very involved in society and the quick to offer their opinions on topics of politics or temperance movement. Cornwall Kirkpatrick was elected the first Mayor of Anna in 1872 during the same time period Horace Greeley was making his bid for the Presidency. Horace Greeley was the founder and editor of the New York Tribune and assisted Abraham Lincoln as one of the founding members of the Republican Party. After the Civil War Greeley became increasingly conservative and in early 1872 left the Republican Party to form his own party of conservative Republicans they called themselves the Liberal Republicans. Greeley won the presidential nomination of both the Liberal Republicans and the Democratic Party where he faced President Grant as he ran for his second term. Greeley lost by a landslide and unfortunately died the next month. Anna, Illinois had a delegation of conservative republicans and formed their own club the Horace Greeley Club. According to the Jonesboro Gazette on August 31,1872 invited the then mayoral candidate Cornwall Kirkpatrick to a meeting where they were to pledge their support for his candidacy. The article states that Cornwall presented the club with the presentation pig offered here today for auction. Cornwall feeling very confident of his ability to be elected did not care if his pig flask presented to the club may offend them, as it turned out the Jonesboro Gazette stated that the presentation pig to the Greeley Club was a sign of his support to them and they in turn endorsed him as Mayor. The Albany slip glaze pig is one of the finest examples of political statements the Kirkpatricks ever made on a flask. The entire right side of the pig is dedicated to a cartoonish drawing of Horace Greeley looking curiously at a large brim hat set up as a trap to catch rabbit. The hat is incised with "Who Ever Says This Is A Trap Is A Liar". The bait for the trap is incised on the paddle states "Presidency". Incised along the back of the pig is a drawing of the Mississippi River with the words Miss River incised next to a point of reference of St. Louis, with the words incised, "St. Louis The Future Capitol In" as a line points to the hogs rear. Obviously, the Kirkpatricks are still very upset with the decision not to move the Nations Capitol from Washington D.C. to St. Louis. The left side of the pig features one of the finest railroad guides exhibited on an Anna Pig. The pig features the railroads of I.C.R.R. and C.B.I.C.R.R., G.H.V. R.R. The towns listed are Jonesboro, Anna, Carbonedale, Centrailia, Odin, Grand Tourar, Vincens. Cairo is located on the rear of the pig, Mound City on the testicles and Louisville located near the same unflattering area of the pig. The underbelly of the pig is incised with Cincinnati the Porkopolis and the under the chin is incised with Chicago the Corncrib. Photographed and described on pages 22-24 of "Pottery, Politics, Art" by Richard D. Mohr. H 3 3/4", 8 1/4", D 3".
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Condition: Excellent, totally original overall.