Object Details
associated person
Cleveland, Grover
Description
Grover Cleveland, the first Democrat to win the presidency in 28 years, represented one of the most polarizing figures of the Gilded Age. To some he represented forbearance and restraint, vetoing many bills he viewed as examples of government over-reach, and to others he exemplified manly, Victorian stability – a solid, boring father for the county. Yet others saw him as a cover for the revitalization of the Democratic party that they blamed for secession, Civil War, and the brutal violence of Reconstruction. These mixed views of Cleveland meant that he was the only president to serve two non-contiguous terms in office, winning in 1884, losing the electoral vote in 1888 to Benjamin Harrison (the year this jug was made), and winning office again in 1892.
Credit Line
Arnold Miles Collection of Political Americana
ID Number
PL.217442.054.A
catalog number
217442.054.a
accession number
217442
Object Name
Pitcher
Physical Description
ceramic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 1 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 3.81 cm x 3.81 cm x 1.27 cm
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Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
Government, Politics, and Reform
American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
Exhibition
American Democracy
Exhibition Location
National Museum of American History
Data Source
National Museum of American History
used
Political Campaigns
general subject association
Presidents
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_516204