Lincoln Plaque (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Dublin Core

Title

Lincoln Plaque (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Description

Rectangular plaque with a relief profile of a beardless Lincoln, his head in a medallion. Lincoln faces to the proper left. Two- thirds of the plaque is text; the upper one-third has the medallion in the center. To its proper right is a tree and log cabin; at the proper left is the Capitol. Beneath the medallion is a palm frond and shield. The plaque is set in a roughly-hewn limestone base. The southeast corner of the base is finished to resemble a Corinthian column

Date

1907-01-01

Contributor

Jonah Boeckh

Type

Site

Identifier

2775

Date Issued

1907-01-01

Extent

1.65m x 0.94m x 0.312m

Medium

HMDB, https://siris-artinventories.si.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?, session=13679S6B575A2.4120&profile=ariall&source=~!siartinventories&view=subscriptionsummary&uri=full=3100001~!309308~!16&ri=6&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ipp=20&spp=20&staffonly=&term=Schwarz,+Rudolf,+1866-1912,+sculptor.&index=AUTHOR&uindex=&aspect=Browse&menu=search&ri=6

Spatial Coverage

current,39.767350,-86.165267;

Rights Holder

Stewart, Marie H., b. 1887, designer.

Europeana

Country

U.S.

Europeana Data Provider

Lincoln Plaque (Indianapolis, Indiana)

Europeana Type

TEXT

Site Item Type Metadata

Wiki

https://www.cineg.org/wiki/index.php/Lincoln_Plaque_(Indianapolis,_Indiana)

Monument Type

Plaque

Material

Coated bronze plaque on a limestone base

Inscription

Here, Feb 11, 1861, Abraham Lincoln, on his way to Washington to assume the Presidency, in an address said “I appeal to you to constantly bear in mind that not with politicians, not with presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you is the question: Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be preserved to the latest generations?”

State

Indiana

County

Marion

Affiliation

Union

City

Indianapolis

Location Type

City