Taylor Portrait Hand Mirror, ca. 1848
- Title:
- Taylor Portrait Hand Mirror, ca. 1848
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Taylor, Zachary, American (1784-1850), President
- Date:
- ca. 1848
- Election Date:
- 1848
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0237
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0237_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Whig
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
portraits
hand mirrors - Materials/Techniques:
- Pewter
Glass
Copper alloy
Stamping (forming) - Subject:
- Portraits
Hand mirrors
Politics
Promotional materials
Taylor, Zachary
Presidents
Generals
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Uniforms
Plants
Epaulettes
Mexican War
Geometric patterns - Measurement:
- 6.6675 (Hand mirror) (centimeters, diameter)
- Description:
- Hand mirror with pewter cover, presumably made in France. Cover contains a profile portrait of Zachary Taylor with an inscription reading GEN. Z. TAYLOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES / B.R. Back of mirror reads BARETTE DEPOSEE / B R . Item 2214.BB0236 is a similar Taylor portrait mirror that may have been produced as early as 1844.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Relationships:
- Related to "Taylor Portrait Hand Mirror, ca. 1844"
- 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.