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Plate (William McKinley)

Medium: Glass
Place Manufactured: USA
Dates: ca. 1896
Dimensions: 1 x 7 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (2.5 x 18.4 x 18.4 cm)
Inscriptions: Molded in the center below the portrait shield: "PROTECTION AND PLENTY"
Collections: Decorative Arts
Museum Location: This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
Accession Number: 40.173
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Image: Overall, 40.173_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

Catalogue Description: Round colorless pressed glass plate with profile portrait bust of William A. McKinley within a shield. The phrase "PROTECTION AND PLENTY" appears below the shield. The wide rim of the plate is filled with stars and has a gadrooned edge.

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