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Plate (George Washington, James Garfield, & Abraham Lincoln)

Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: 1881
Dimensions: 1 3/8 x 12 1/2 x 10 in. (3.5 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm)
Inscriptions: Molded below medallions: "GOD REIGNS - FIRST IN PEACE - CHARITY FOR ALL" Molded in the border: "IN REMEMBRANCE"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.154
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.154_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Oval, colorless pressed glass; decorated in the center with three laurel-framed medallions of (from left to right) James A. Garfield, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. A scroll framing the bottom edge of the medallions contains the text "GOD REIGNS - FIRST IN PEACE - CHARITY FOR ALL". The United States shield appears below Washington's medallion. Dotted serrated rim with leaf border inscribed with "IN REMEMBRANCE" along the top.

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