Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880
- Title:
- Tilden-Hendricks Promotional and Satirical Items, ca. 1876-1880
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Medalist:
- Lovett, George H.
- Political Figure:
- Hendricks, Thomas A., American (1819-1885), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Tilden, Samuel J., American (1814-1886), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1876-1880
- Election Date:
- 1876
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0044
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0044_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
medals
portraits
costume by form
clippings (information artifacts)
ephemera (general object genre)
Pendants (Jewelry) - Materials/Techniques:
- Striking (metalworking)
Metal
Newsprint
Halftone - Subject:
- Medals
Portraits
Pendants (Jewelry)
Clippings
Tilden, Samuel J.
Hendricks, Thomas A.
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
American flags
Wreaths
Reformers
Profile portraits
Clubs (associations)
Receptions
New York, New York
Democratic National Convention
Political conventions
Taxes
Fraud
Democratic Party
Deaths
Caricatures
Birds - Measurement:
- 13.0175 x 15.5575 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Mount contains two circa 1876 Tilden-Hendricks promotional items, a 20th century newspaper clipping, and three anti-Tilden medals issued ca. 1877-1880. One of the satirical medals was issued for the June 12, 1877 Manhattan Club reception held in New York, New York
another refers to Tilden's defeat at the 1880 Democratic National Convention. Fischer (1988: 122) identifies the anti-Tilden tokens as being manufactured by George H. Lovett. - 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.