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Collection Highlights

Decanter and stopper
1823-1845
1936.696ab
Glass
Artist/Maker: Brooklyn Glass Works

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Plate

Plate
Object name 
Plate
Date 
ca. 1896
Medium 
Glass
Dimensions 
Overall: 7 3/8 x 1 in. ( 18.7 x 2.5 cm )
Description 
Colorless pressed glass plate; circular form with rope edge; in well, portrait bust (profile) of William McKinley within shield, depicted in jacket and bow tie, with slogan "PROTECTION AND PLENTY" below; stars dispersed in regular pattern on interior rim.
Credit Line 
Gift of Mrs. Robert C. Taylor
Object Number 
1945.402
Marks 
pressed: in well: "PEACE AND PLENTY"
Gallery Label 
According to accession records, this plate depicts William McKinley. The slogan on the plate ("Peace and Plenty") is similar to that quoted in The Reader's Guide to American History (See Publications) for the campaign, "Peace, Prosperity, and Protectionism."
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.