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Garfield We Mourn Our Nation's Loss Glass Portrait Serving Plate, ca. 1881
- Title:
- Garfield We Mourn Our Nation's Loss Glass Portrait Serving Plate, ca. 1881
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Garfield, James A., American (1831-1881), President
- Date:
- ca. 1881
- Election Date:
- 1880
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0040
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0040.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
portraits
Plates (Dishes)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Casting
- Subject:
- Garfield, James A.
Deaths
Politics
Commemoratives
Mourning
Assassinations
Stars
Flowers
Portraits
Busts
- Measurement:
- 29.21 (Plate) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Inscription around portrait reads WE MOURN OUR NATION'S LOSS / BORN NOV. 19, 1831 / SHOT JULY 2, 1881 / DIED SEP. 18, 1881.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.
