Grant-Colfax Campaign and Commemorative Items
- Title:
- Grant-Colfax Campaign and Commemorative Items
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Medalist:
- Jacobus, Peter
Key, W.H.
Green Duck Company
- Political Figure:
- Washington, George, American (1732-1799), President
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), American (1822-1885), Presidential Candidate
Colfax, Schuyler, American (1823-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1868-1960
- Election Date:
- 1868
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0033a
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0033a_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Federalist
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
metalwork (visual works)
ephemera (general object genre)
medals
clippings (information artifacts)
portraits
Medallions (Medals)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper alloy
Striking (metalworking)
Plating (metal coating)
Painting (coating)
Halftone - Subject:
- Medals
Medallions (Medals)
Pendants (Jewelry)
Clippings
Portraits
Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)
Colfax, Schuyler
Promotional materials
Politics
Washington, George
Busts
Profile portraits
History
Marketing
Safes (Storage containers)
Generals
Uniforms
American Civil War
Republican Party
American flags
Cannons
Cannonballs
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Wreaths
Oak branches
Quotations (texts)
Stars
Democracy
Peace
Group portraits
Commemoratives
Events
Inaugurations
Hats
Freedom
Birds - Measurement:
- 20.32 x 30.48 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- The two large medallions consist of an 1868 Inauguration commemorative piece and a gold-painted 20th century reproduction by the Green Duck Company. One medal advertises Dickeson's Coin & Medal Safe, manufactured by Evans & Watson of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mount also contains a 20th century halftone reproduction of a Grant-Colfax campaign print. The large orange-red portrait ribbon has been cataloged separately (2214.RB0106).
- 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.