Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Taylor-Washington Portrait Glass Bottle, ca. 1848
- Title:
- Taylor-Washington Portrait Glass Bottle, ca. 1848
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taylor, Zachary, American (1784-1850), Presidential Candidate
Washington, George, American (1732-1799), President
- Date:
- ca. 1848
- Election Date:
- 1848
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0258
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0258_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Federalist
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
bottles
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Casting
- Subject:
- Glassware
Bottles
Portraits
Washington, George
Taylor, Zachary
Generals
Presidents
History
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
- Measurement:
- 20.955 (Bottle) (centimeters, height)
- Description:
- Bottle contains portrait of Zachary Taylor with the caption Gen. Z. Taylor on one side and portrait of George Washington with the caption Father Of His Country on the other. Bottle contains hand-finished rim, pontil mark on base, and mold lines running up both sides of bottle
may have been produced by the blown in the mold technique.
- 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.
