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Benjamin Harrison The Same Old Hat Glass Toothpick Holder, ca. 1888
- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison The Same Old Hat Glass Toothpick Holder, ca. 1888
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1888
- Election Date:
- 1888
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0069
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0069_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
toothpick holders
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Casting
- Subject:
- Glassware
Toothpick holders
Harrison, Benjamin
Top hats
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 5.715 (Toothpick holder) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Molded glass container in the shape of a top hat with phrases THE SAME OLD HAT and HE'S ALL RIGHT on opposite sides. Fischer (1988: 133
Figure 113) identifies the item as a toothpick holder and relates the Same Old Hat theme to Benjamin Harrison's 1888 Presidential campaign.
- 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.
