Collection Highlights
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
ca. 1941
1987.16
Plaster with purplish red-brown stipple finish
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Bow
Object name
Bow
Date
1895-1901
Medium
Silk
Dimensions
Overall: 7 x 5 3/8 in. ( 17.8 x 13.7 cm )
Description
Black grosgrain double bow.
Credit Line
Gift of the Estate of Chester A. Smith
Object Number
1973.22.2
Gallery Label
This bow was worn by Congressman Cornelius Amory Pugsley at the funeral services of William McKinley (1843-1901), held on September 17, 1901 in Washington, D.C. President McKinley was shot by an anarchist on September 6 in Buffalo, New York, and died eight days later.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
