Chair [realia]. 1921

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Chair [realia]. 1921

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Large, high-backed chair was hand carved from wood of an old American frigate. The chair has wooden arms with a scroll at each hand. There is an eagle carved along the crest rail and a bronze shield-shaped presentation plaque at the top beneath the eagle. The plaque is engraved "PRESENTED TO / WARREN GAMALIEL HARDING / BY FELLOW MEMBERS OF / THE FOURTH ESTATE / TO COMMEMORATE HIS / ELEVATION TO THE / PRESIDENCY OF THE UNITED STATES / MARCH FIFTH 1921." A fist holding a bundle of lightning bolts and a woman playing a trumpet are carved into the crest rail on either side of the engraved plaque. The chair seat and back are upholstered in red leather.

1 item : brown, black, red ; 181 cm high, 150 cm wide, 71 cm deep.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7995741

Ohio History Connection, Ohio Historical Society

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Harding, Warren Gamaliel, 1865-1923

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Warren Gamaliel Harding (b. November 2, 1865, Blooming Grove, Ohio-d. August 2, 1923, San Francisco, California) was an American politician who served as the 29th President of the United States from March 4, 1921 until his death in 1923....