Inauguration ball

Object/Artifact

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Inauguration ball

Entry/Object ID

1995.001.1618

Description

This pale buff card with gray and black engraving may be a ticket to an inauguration ball for President Cleveland and Vice-President Hendrichs on March 4, 1885. The card appears to be hand-signed by each gentleman. However, the time and location of the event are not on the card, so it may only be a souvenir. Portraits of each gentleman are pictured in elaborate oval frames with olive branches and flags drawing the eye to misty outlines of the Capitol, White House, Washington Monument, etc. Shapely women in Roman dress, holding symbols of knowledge and industry, crown the scene. Text: "Inauguration Ball March 4, 1885 commemorative of the inauguration of Grover Cleveland, J. A. Hendrichs, President [and] Vice-President of the United States." Members of the committees for the event are listed on each side of the portrait. Some possible county names are John E. Norris, William H. Clagett, Dorsey Clagett, John M. Sims, Samuel E. Wheatley, and James L. Norris. There is nothing on the verso of the piece, but there was a note with it: "Property of Mrs. Robert Cole 1364 Quincy St. [Washington, D.C.]"

Collection

Charles E. Fenwick Collection

Dimensions

Height

6-7/8 in

Width

9-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Details: Image=6 3/8"h x 8 7/8"w

Location

Container

Charles E. Fenwick Collection, Photo Box 4

Shelf

Rack 08, Shelf 4

Rack

Rack 08

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Clagett, Dorsey

Person or Organization

Clagett, William H.

Person or Organization

Norris, James L.

Person or Organization

Norris, John E.

Person or Organization

Sims, John M.

Person or Organization

Wheatley, Samuel E.