Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Benjamin Harrison Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1888
- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1888
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1888
- Election Date:
- 1888
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0072
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0072.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
ceramic (material)
portraits
Plates (Dishes)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Whiteware
Transfer printing
- Subject:
- Plates (dishes)
Portraits
Harrison, Benjamin
Portraits
Busts
Plants
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 20.32 (Plate) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Plate bears a British Royal Arms maker's mark with center monogram that appears to read C.B.P. Co. and words WARRANTED / IRONSTONE CHINA surrounding it. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the plate to the 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.
