William H. Taft-Sherman The Morning After Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1908
- Title:
- William H. Taft-Sherman The Morning After Ceramic Portrait Plate, ca. 1908
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Potters' Co-operative Co. (1876-)
- Political Figure:
- Taft, William H., American (1857-1930), Presidential Candidate
Sherman, J.S., American (1855-1912), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1908
- Election Date:
- 1908
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0221
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0221.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
ceramic (material)
portraits
political cartoons
Plates (Dishes) - Materials/Techniques:
- Ceramic
Transfer printing - Subject:
- Plates (dishes)
Portraits
Political cartoons
Taft, William H.
Sherman, J.S.
Portraits
Caricatures
Profile portraits
Politics
Promotional materials - Measurement:
- 21.2725 (Plate) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Plate reverse bears the DRESDEN / CHINA maker's mark of the Potters' Co-operative Co. of East Liverpool, Ohio. Image features caricatures of Taft and Sherman with the notation An Invincible Combination: Smiling Bill / Sunny Jim. A faded inscription below the cartoon reads THE MORNING AFTER. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the plate to the 1908 Presidential campaign. References: Barber 1971: Pages 39, 50, and 209.
- 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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