Author: Kendra Packham
Posts by Kendra Packham
Displaying Partisan Identity: The Material Culture of Elections
In the long eighteenth century, a wide range of objects and accessories (from ceramics to metalwork) were available for appropriation and deployment at election time. Whether they were worn, seen, used, made, sold, purchased, presented, or exhibited, these items afforded voters and non-voters opportunities to express support for specific candidates and parties; encouraged broad engagement […]
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The Soundscapes of Eighteenth-Century Elections
Long eighteenth-century elections were noisy and frequently musical affairs. This exhibition recreates some of the music of elections, from the reign of Queen Anne to shortly before the Reform Act; from Liverpool to London; and from the worlds of street campaigning to the ‘polite’ ballroom. In these varied settings, songs and music fuelled the electoral […]
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In and Around the Polling Place
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The Print Culture of Elections
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