Plate (William McKinley)

Creator Name

American

Cultural Context

Date

1901

Source

Brooklyn Museum

About the work

Brooklyn Museum Object Description

Oval colorless pressed glass; in center, full-length portrait of President William A. McKinley holding a scroll and set against a stippled background which contains his birth and death dates (1843-1901). McKinley's dying words molded around bouge, "IT IS GOD'S WAY / HIS WILL BE DONE". The rim is decorated with laurel branches.

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Title

Plate (William McKinley)

Creator

American, American, Culture

Worktype

Commemorative

Cultural Context

Material

Glass

Dimensions

1 1/8 x 8 x 10 5/8 in. (2.9 x 20.3 x 27 cm)

Technique

Language

Date

1901

Provenance

Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription

Style Period

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution

Creative Commons-BY

Inscription

Molded in center to the figure's proper right and proper left, respectively: "Born 1843" and "Died 1901". Molded around bouge: "IT IS GOD'S WAY" (top) and "HIS WILL BE DONE" (bottom)

Location

United States

Source

Brooklyn Museum

Subject

Topic

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