Souvenir of U.S. Grant Bookmark, 1885
- Title:
- Souvenir of U.S. Grant Bookmark, 1885
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), General/President
- Date:
- 1885
- ID Number:
- 2214.RB0110
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214RB0110.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- textiles (visual works)
decorative art (art genre)
bookmarks
portraits
souvenirs
poems - Materials/Techniques:
- Satin
Celluloid
Engraving (incising) - Subject:
- Bookmarks
Portraits
Souvenirs
Poems
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Commemoratives
Politics
Portraits
Busts
Generals
Uniforms
Stars
Shields
American flags
Biographies
Poems
American Civil War
Deaths
Mourning - Measurement:
- 29.21 x 6.35 (Ribbon) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Item consists of a satin ribbon and affixed celluloid plastic panel with portrait of and biographical information on and poem about U.S. Grant. Portrait and text appear to have been incised the celluloid panel and then washed with ink. Item donor Susan H. Douglas identifies this as a probable bookmark. Contains copyright statement but no information about maker.
- 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.