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To The Memory of American Tin Plate, 1892
- Title:
- To The Memory of American Tin Plate, 1892
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Cleveland, Grover, American (1837-1908), President
- Date:
- 1892
- Election Date:
- 1892
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0160
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0160.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Work Type:
- Plates (Dishes)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Tin
Paper (fiber product)
Ribbon
- Subject:
- Plates (dishes)
Metalwork
Elections
Mourning
Industry
Economic policy
New Jersey
American flags
Tin
Politics
Promotional materials
Cleveland, Grover
- Measurement:
- 13.335 (Plate) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Small tin plate with attached American flag ribbon. Paper affixed to plate reads ERECTED BY THE D.S. OF N.J. / TO THE / MEMORY / OF / 'AMERICAN TIN' / (SO CALLED) / OF WELSH PARENTAGE, / DECEASED / NOV. 8, 92. / THE GOOD DIE YOUNG. Plate may mourn the consequences of Grover Cleveland's election to the Presidency on the fledgling American tin plate industry.
- 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.
