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Three-quarter view half-length miniature portrait shows Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921) with short gray hair and wearing red vestment, white collar, red cap, and gold and jewel cross pendant. Cardinal Gibbons was famously opposed to women's suffrage, but after the passage of the 19th Amendment, urged women to uphold their civic duty and vote.

Three-quarter view half-length miniature portrait shows Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921) with short gray hair and wearing red vestment, white collar, red cap, and gold and jewel cross pendant. Cardinal Gibbons was famously opposed to women's suffrage, but after the passage of the 19th Amendment, urged women to uphold their civic duty and vote. Verso

His Eminence Cardinal Gibbons

Description

Three-quarter view half-length miniature portrait shows Cardinal James Gibbons (1834-1921) with short gray hair and wearing red vestment, white collar, red cap, and gold and jewel cross pendant. Cardinal Gibbons was famously opposed to women's suffrage, but after the passage of the 19th Amendment, urged women to uphold their civic duty and vote.

Creator

Date

1912

Materials

Watercolor, ivory, metal

Dimensions

4.5 H x 3 W inches

Object ID

1979.28.1

Resource ID

8506

Notes

Inscriptions: Lower right: Alyn Williams PDMS, 1912. On case: Jenkins & Jenkins, Inc. / Sterling 925 / 1000 Fine / Baltimore.

Credit Line

Gift of Father Robert L. Keesler

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.