Garfield Ceramic Memorial Bowl, ca. 1881
- Title:
- Garfield Ceramic Memorial Bowl, ca. 1881
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Whittingham, Ford & Riley (1876-1882)
- Political Figure:
- Garfield, James A., American (1831-1881), President
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, German (1819-1861), Prince Consort
- Date:
- ca. 1881
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0044
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0044_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- English
- Work Type:
- Ceramics
Decorative arts
Bowls (Vessels)
Acrostics
Poems - Materials/Techniques:
- Earthenware
Glazing (Coating)
Transfer printing - Subject:
- Bowls (Vessels)
Acrostics
Poems
Politics
Commemoratives
Mourning
Garfield, James A.
Biographies
Poems
Floral patterns
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
American flags
British flags
International relations
Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
Birds - Measurement:
- 8.89 x 14.605 (Bowl) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Ceramic bowl contains portrait of Garfield, biographical details of his life, and an eight-line acrostic poem where each line begins with a letter from Garfield's name. Garfield's ties to the United Kingdom are emphasized throughout
the bust is flanked by British and American flags, and the poem explicitly compares Garfield to Prince Albert (Queen Victoria's husband), who had died in 1861. Base of bowl bears the maker's mark of the English company Whittingham, Ford & Riley. References: Godden 1964: Page 667. - 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:
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