Gen. Chester A. Arthur Portrait Collar Box, ca. 1880
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- Title:
- Gen. Chester A. Arthur Portrait Collar Box, ca. 1880
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Arthur, Chester Alan, American (1829-1886), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1880
- Election Date:
- 1880
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0002
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0002_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
collar and cuff boxes
portraits - Materials/Techniques:
- Wood (plant material)
Thermoplastic
Casting - Subject:
- Collar and cuff boxes
Portraits
Arthur, Chester Alan
Portraits
Busts
Politics
Promotional materials
Generals
Geometric patterns - Measurement:
- 12.065 x 12.065 x 8.5725 (Collar Box) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Wooden collar box (for the storage of men's shirt collars) with molded brown thermoplastic portrait of Chester A. Arthur affixed to the top. Arthur is identified as General, which makes it likely that the box dates to the 1880 Presidential campaign.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.