Cornell University Library Digital Collections
McKinley Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1896
- Title:
- McKinley Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1896
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Ceramics Decorator:
- Dean, Jesse
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1896
- Election Date:
- 1896
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0170
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0170.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- portraits
ceramic (material)
decorative art (art genre)
Plates (Dishes)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Porcelain
Transfer printing
- Subject:
- Portraits
Plates (dishes)
McKinley, William
Portraits
Busts
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 18.415 (Plate) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Plate top bears facsimile signature
bottom contains two maker's marks: (1) A.K. / FRANCE
and (2) Jesse Dean / China Decorator, / Trenton, N.J.. It is possible that the plate was made in France and the McKinley image later applied in the United States. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates this plate to the 1896 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.
