Plate, Commemorative
Object number2006.70.3
Manufacturer
Stieff Company
Artist
Tadelus Wastowicz
Date1976
MediumPewter
Credit LineGift of Stan and Mary Wastowicz
DescriptionHeirloom pewter plate with engraving featuring illustration of a Cy Hungerford cartoon.Dimensions0.625 x 11 in. (1.6 x 27.9 cm)Inscriptions"I Give Thanks For The Peaceful Change In My U.S.A."; a newspaper in the foreground reads: "Ford is the New President"; the rim of the plate bears the title: "New Lifeguard To The Rescue / John Q. Public's Thanksgiving Prayer"
Engraving on back of plate: Union of cartoons and Engraving Tadelus Wastowicz 10-14-76 #2", and: "Two cartoons courtesy Cy Hungerford Aug 10th + 12th '74 of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette"
MarksStamped with Stieff Pewter / Colonial Williamsburg Restoration emblem
Historical NotesPlate engraved by Tadelus Wastowicz featuring a cartoon created by Post-Gazette editorial cartoonist, Cy Hungerford.
Previous owner
Cyrus Hungerford
Related person
Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr.
Related institution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(founded 1927)
Related person
Richard Milhous Nixon
(1913 - 1994)
On View
On view1999
Harry Ash
1845