Cornell University Library Digital Collections
William H. Taft-Sherman Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1908
- Title:
- William H. Taft-Sherman Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1908
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Sherman, J.S., American (1855-1912), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0224
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0224.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
ceramic (material)
portraits
Plates (Dishes)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Ceramic
Transfer printing
- Subject:
- Plates (dishes)
Portraits
Taft, William H.
Sherman, J.S.
Portraits
Busts
American flags
Roses
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
Politics
Promotional materials
Unity
Birds
- Measurement:
- 17.78 x 17.78 (Plate) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Octagonal plate bears the maker's mark FRANCAISE / PORCELAIN on its reverse. May be the mark of the French China Company of Sebring, Ohio, which manufactured a line of ceramics called La Francaise. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the plate to the 1908 Presidential campaign. References: Barber 1971: Pages 42 & 51.
- 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.
