Plate (James Garfield)

• Medium: Glass
• Geographical Location: USA
• Dates: ca. 1881
• Dimensions: 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (1.3 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)
• Inscriptions: Molded around bust: in larger text, outer ring, "WE MOURN OUR NATION'S LOSS"; in smaller text, inner ring, "BORN NOV 19 1831 / SHOT JULY 2 1881 / DIED SEP 19 1881"
• Collection: Decorative Arts
• Museum Location: Brooklyn Museum, BMA, 5Q12-LUCE, Unit 21, Shelf C
• Accession Number: 40.170
• Image: 40.170_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 0,

Catalogue Description:
Round frosted pressed glass plate with serrated rim. In the center of the plate, there is a bust portrait of James A. Garfield surrounded by stars and memorial inscriptions ("WE MOURN OUR NATION'S LOSS" and "BORN NOV 19 1831 / SHOT JULY 2 1881 / DIED SEP 19 1881"). This central section is framed by a continuous swag of flowered drapery.