Hiram Corson Plaque
- Title:
- Hiram Corson Plaque
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Location:
- Sage Chapel, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_1366
- Accession Number:
- W84-84.3
- File Name:
- artsdb_1366.jpg
- Work Type:
- plaques (flat objects)
- Subject:
- Corson, Hiram, 1828-1911
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "In memory of Hiram Corson M.A., LL.D., Litt.D. in this University 1870-1911. Born Nov. 6, 1828 - Died June 15, 1911. 'So earth has gained by one man the more/ And gain of earth must be Heaven's gain too." The quotation is from Robert Browning's"By the Fireside." Just above the inscription are five Greek letters arranged in cruciform order so as to form horizontally the word"phos" (light) and vertically the word"zoe" (life). These letters are encircled by a serpent the ancient symbol of immortality. Sage Chapel.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.