Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Eisenhower Ike Felt Eyeglass Case, ca. 1956
- Title:
- Eisenhower Ike Felt Eyeglass Case, ca. 1956
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Eisenhower, Dwight D., American (1890-1969), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1956
- Election Date:
- 1956
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0349
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0349.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
textiles (visual works)
eyeglass cases
- Materials/Techniques:
- Felt
Metal
Imitation leather
Cloth
Sewing
- Subject:
- Eyeglass cases
Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Symbols
Animals
Elephants
Republican Party
Flowers
Politics
Promotional materials
Marketing
- Measurement:
- 17.78 x 8.5725 (Eyeglass Case) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Handmade blue felt eyeglass case with image of Republican Party elephant and the word IKE sewn on. Case encloses an imitation leather eyeglass case with a cleaning cloth inside, both distributed by Fred E. Caspar, Optician, of Montclair, New Jersey. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates eyeglass case to the 1956 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.
