Greeley Campaign and Memorial Items, ca. 1872
- Title:
- Greeley Campaign and Memorial Items, ca. 1872
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Key, W.H.
- Political Figure:
- Brown, B. Gratz, American (1826-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Greeley, Horace, American (1811-1872), Pesidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1872
- Election Date:
- 1872
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0038
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0038_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
metalwork (visual works)
medals
portraits
clippings (information artifacts)
ephemera (general object genre)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Copper alloy
Striking (metalworking)
Plating (metal coating)
Halftone - Subject:
- Medals
Pendants (Jewelry)
Portraits
Clippings
Greeley, Horace
Brown, B. Gratz
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Caricatures
Profile portraits
Voting
Reformers
Taxes
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
Eyeglasses
Chappaqua, New York
Farmers
Journalists
Biographies
Deaths
Mourning
Quill pens
Torches
Birds - Measurement:
- 16.8275 x 21.9075 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage consists of seven 1872 Greeley-Brown campaign medals, one memorial medal issued after Greeley's death, and two 20th century reproductions of Greeley campaign portraits. Two tokens contain the maker's mark KEY.F, probably referring to medal manufacturer William Key.
- 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.