Grover Cleveland Campaign Plate, 1884
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Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine in 1884 to become the first Democrat to win the presidency since 1856. The reform-minded Cleveland would lose four years later to Benjamin Harrison; but in an 1892 presidential rematch he returned to the White House. Cleveland is the only U. S. President to have served two nonconsecutive terms.
Grover Cleveland defeated Republican James G. Blaine in 1884 to become the first Democrat to win the presidency since 1856. The reform-minded Cleveland would lose four years later to Benjamin Harrison; but in an 1892 presidential rematch he returned to the White House. Cleveland is the only U. S. President to have served two nonconsecutive terms.
Artifact
Plate (Dish)
Date Made
1884
Subject Date
1884
Keywords
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.77
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ironstone (Pottery)
Dimensions
Diameter: 8 in
Inscriptions
FOR PRESIDENT / GROVER CLEVELAND WARRANTED / IRONSTONE CHINA [lion and unicorn emblem]
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