Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Grant Pewter Portrait Bottle Cap, ca. 1868
- Title:
- Grant Pewter Portrait Bottle Cap, ca. 1868
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1868
- Election Date:
- 1868
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0094
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0094.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
metalwork (visual works)
portraits
Sculpture
Caps (closures)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Pewter
Casting
- Subject:
- Caps (closures)
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Politics
Promotional materials
Generals
Uniforms
American Civil War
Portraits
Busts
- Measurement:
- 8.5725 (Bottle Cap) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Pewter item would be placed atop bottle neck to close up bottle. Three-dimensional bust shows Grant wearing a general's uniform. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates bottle cap to the 1868 Presidential election.
- 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.
