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Plate (James Garfield)

Decorative Arts and Design

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
MEDIUM Glass
  • Place Manufactured: United States
  • DATES ca. 1881
    DIMENSIONS 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (1.3 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm)  (show scale)
    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"
    ACCESSION NUMBER 40.170
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
    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.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor
    CAPTION Plate (James Garfield), ca. 1881. Glass, 1/2 x 11 1/2 x 11 1/2 in. (1.3 x 29.2 x 29.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription, 40.170. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 40.170_bw.jpg)
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