Grant Campaign and Memorial Items, ca. 1868-1885
- Title:
- Grant Campaign and Memorial Items, ca. 1868-1885
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Medalist:
- Key, W.H.
Lovett, George H.
Sigel, Emil
Bolen, J.A.
Jacobus, Peter
Bovy, Hugues (1841-1903)
- Political Figure:
- Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
Colfax, Schuyler, American (1823-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1868-1885
- Election Date:
- 1868
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0033
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0033_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
metalwork (visual works)
photographs
portraits
ephemera (general object genre)
medals
cut-paper work
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
Pendants (Jewelry)
Medallions (Medals)
Pins (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper alloy
Striking (metalworking)
Plating (metal coating)
Die cutting
Embossing
Chromolithograph
Thermoplastic
Albumen print - Subject:
- Portraits
Pendants (Jewelry)
Medals
Medallions (Medals)
Pins (jewelry)
Cut-paper work
Cartes-de-visite
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Politics
Colfax, Schuyler
Promotional materials
Busts
Group portraits
Profile portraits
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
American flags
Generals
Uniforms
American Civil War
Republican Party
Wreaths
Stars
Washington, George
History
Unity
Reformers
Native Americans
Coins
Peace
Richmond, Virginia
Farmers
Plows (agricultural equipment)
Plowing
Rifles
Quotations (texts)
Flowers
Memory
Deaths
Mourning
Birds - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage contains a selection of die-struck portrait medals and medallions (made of metal and thermoplastic), two albumen print cartes-de-visite, and a die-cut memorial paper item. Most of these items date to the 1868 Presidential campaign.
- 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.