Cornell University Library Digital Collections
William H. Taft / Helen Herron Taft Silver-plated Portrait Scissors, ca. 1908
- Title:
- William H. Taft / Helen Herron Taft Silver-plated Portrait Scissors, ca. 1908
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate?
Taft, Helen Herron, American (1861-1943), Spouse
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0227
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0227_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
metalwork (visual works)
scissors
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Metal
Casting
Plating (metal coating)
- Subject:
- Scissors
Portraits
Taft, William H.
Taft, Helen Herron
Portraits
Busts
Families
Politics
Promotional materials
Marriage
Presidents' Spouses (United States)
- Measurement:
- 15.24 (Scissors) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Silver plated scissors with a portrait of William H. Taft on one side and Helen Herron Taft on the other. Scissors have a faint maker's mark that appears to contain a barrel emblem and the words WAGNER CUTLERY. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates this item to the 1908 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.
