| Accession # |
40.174 |
|
Culture |
American
|
| Title |
Plate (William McKinley) |
| Date |
1901 |
| Medium |
Glass |
| Dimensions |
1 1/8 x 8 x 10 5/8 in. (2.9 x 20.3 x 27 cm) |
| Inscriptions |
Molded in center to the figure's proper right and proper left, respectively: "Born 1843" and "Died 1901".
Molded around bouge: "IT IS GOD'S WAY" (top) and "HIS WILL BE DONE" (bottom) |
| Credit Line |
Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription |
| Location |
Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf D (Pressed Glass)
|
| Description |
Oval colorless pressed glass; in center, full-length portrait of President William A. McKinley holding a scroll and set against a stippled background which contains his birth and death dates (1843-1901). McKinley's dying words molded around bouge, "IT IS GOD'S WAY / HIS WILL BE DONE". The rim is decorated with laurel branches. |
