Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Benjamin Harrison-Morton Portrait Top Hat, ca. 1888
- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison-Morton Portrait Top Hat, ca. 1888
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
Morton, Levi P., American (1824-1920), Vice-Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1888
- Election Date:
- 1888
- ID Number:
- 2214.PD0099
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214PD0099_001.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- costume by form
textiles (visual works)
top hats
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Felt
Leather
Ribbon
Paper (fiber product)
Wood engraving (process)
- Subject:
- Top hats
Portraits
Harrison, Benjamin
Morton, Levi P.
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Birds
Eagles
Suns
American flags
Hands
- Measurement:
- 16.51 x 29.21 (Top Hat) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Felt top hat made in an imitation beaver style includes a Benjamin Harrison-Morton wood engraving portrait in its crown. Crown piece also includes American flag, eagle, and handshake images.
- 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.
