Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Lincoln Ceramic Portrait Urn
- Title:
- Lincoln Ceramic Portrait Urn
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), President
- Date:
- n.d.
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0117
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0117.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
ceramic (material)
urns
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Earthenware
Glazing (Coating)
Casting
- Subject:
- Urns
Portraits
Politics
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Mourning
Oak branches
Shields
Birds
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
- Measurement:
- 13.0175 x 10.16 (Urn) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Molded red-paste earthenware urn with brown glaze. Portrait of Lincoln is surrounded by oak leaves and topped by an American eagle. Base contains the inscription WSSS / 39. Item is undated, although it is presumably a commemorative piece.
- 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.
