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Plate (George Washington, James Garfield, & Abraham Lincoln)
Accession # 40.154
Title Plate (George Washington, James Garfield, & Abraham Lincoln)
Date 1881
Medium Glass
Dimensions 1 3/8 x 12 1/2 x 10 in. (3.5 x 31.8 x 25.4 cm)
Inscriptions Molded below medallions: "GOD REIGNS - FIRST IN PEACE - CHARITY FOR ALL" Molded in the border: "IN REMEMBRANCE"
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. William Greig Walker by subscription
Location Visible Storage: Case 21, Shelf D (Pressed Glass)
Description Oval, colorless pressed glass; decorated in the center with three laurel-framed medallions of (from left to right) James A. Garfield, George Washington, and Abraham Lincoln. A scroll framing the bottom edge of the medallions contains the text "GOD REIGNS - FIRST IN PEACE - CHARITY FOR ALL". The United States shield appears below Washington's medallion. Dotted serrated rim with leaf border inscribed with "IN REMEMBRANCE" along the top.