Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Portrait Tray, ca. 1898
- Title:
- Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider Portrait Tray, ca. 1898
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919), American (1858-1919), Lieutenant Colonel
- Date:
- ca. 1898
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0212
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0212.jpg
- Political Party:
- Progressive
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
metalwork (visual works)
trays
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Painting (coating)
Chromolithograph
- Subject:
- Trays
Portraits
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
Portraits
Equestrian portraits
Soldiers
Uniforms
Animals
Horses
Swords
Spanish-American War
Symbols
Eagles
American flags
Stars
Politics
Promotional materials
Birds
- Measurement:
- 41.275 x 33.655 (Tray) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Tray shows Theodore Roosevelt wearing the uniform of the First United States Volunteer Calvary, or Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Unit insignia are shown at the margins of the tray. No manufacturer information given. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the tray to 1898.
- 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.
