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| A PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION PLATE WITH THE PORTRAITS OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT AND HIS RUNNING MATE, JAMES S. SHERMAN, SURROUNDED BY IMAGES OF PREVIOUS REPUBLICAN NOMINEES,
DATED 1909
The plate is a Chromo-lithograph on metal and is an inauguration plate for 1908. The Smithsonian Institute has an example in poorer condition.
Below the large central portrait is a panel that reads:
Inauguration
March 4 1909
President
William Howard Taft
Vice President
James Schoolcraft Sherman
At the bottom center of the rim between the portraits of Republican candidates is another panel that reads:
GRAND OLD PARTY
1856-1908
STANDARD BEARERS |
| Inventory Number: |
NY5068 |
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Dealer |
Earle Vandekar of Knightsbridge Inc. |
| Contact |
paul vandekar |
Phone: 212-308-2022 |
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| Period: |
1st Half 20th Century (1901 -1949) |
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| Date: |
Dated 1909 |
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| Origin: |
American |
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| Condition: |
Good |
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| Measurements: |
Diameter: 10 inches |
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| Inventory |
Other Inventory by this Dealer |
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| Web-site: |
http://www.vandekar.com |
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| Price: |
$2,500.00 |
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| E-mail: |
Inquire
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