Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Grant Commemorative Plaster Wall Hanging, ca. 1885
- Title:
- Grant Commemorative Plaster Wall Hanging, ca. 1885
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Grant, Ulysses S., American (1822-1885), President
- Date:
- ca. 1885
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0056
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0056.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- Ceramics
Wall hangings
Portraits
Bas-reliefs
- Materials/Techniques:
- Plaster
Casting
Painting (covering)
Bas-relief
- Subject:
- Wall hangings
Portraits
Bas-reliefs
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Portraits
Busts
Peace
Uniforms
Generals
American Civil War
Politics
Commemoratives
- Measurement:
- 26.035 (Wall hanging) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Plaster wall hanging contains two holes to permit suspension. Text around edge reads LET US HAVE PEACE / U.S. GRANT. Text adjacent to portrait reads BORN APRIL 27 1822 / DIED JULY 23 1885. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the wall hanging to 1885. Item does not contain a maker's mark.
- 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.
