Lincoln Ceramic Portrait Tile
- Title:
- Lincoln Ceramic Portrait Tile
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Trent Tile Company (1882-)
- Political Figure:
- Lincoln, Abraham, American (1809-1865), Presidential Candidate?
- Date:
- ca. 1860-ca. 1960
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0279
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0279.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- Ceramics
Portraits - Materials/Techniques:
- Ceramic tile
Transfer printing - Subject:
- Portraits
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Politics
Commemoratives
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 - Measurement:
- 10.795 x 10.795 (Tile) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Tile contains a profile portrait of Abraham Lincoln that appears to have been based on an engraving or etching. Item contains an unidentified maker's mark in the lower left corner and the word TRENT (likely to be the mark of the Trent Tile Company of Trenton, New Jersey) on its reverse. Tile is undated, but the Trent Tile Company was formed in 1882. References: Barber 1971: Pages 362-366.
- 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.