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Alfred Goldsborough Mayor (1868-1922)

Harriet Hyatt Mayor, American, 1868–1960
PP111

Information

Title
Alfred Goldsborough Mayor (1868-1922)
Maker
Harriet Hyatt Mayor
Medium
Composition plaque with head in relief
Dimensions
121.1 x 63.2 cm (47 1/2 x 25 in.)
Credit Line
Princeton University
Object Number
PP111
Signatures
Signed lower right side: H. H. May--
Inscription
Inscribed: ALFRED G. MAYOR / 1868-1922 / FOUNDER AND DIRECTOR OF / THE CARNEGIE MARINE BIOLOGICAL / LABORATORY. DRY TARTOGAS. SERVED / IN THE GREAT WAR / AS INSTRUC/TOR OF THE PRINCETON NAVEL UNIT. / VERSATILE AND BRILLIANT EXPLOR / ER. ON MANY SEAS. COURAGE / EOUS AND BELOVED LEADER /UNSELFISH AND DEVOTED / FRIEND.
Culture
American
Type
plaques
Materials
composition (material)
Subject
profiles (figures), figures (representations), anchors (watercraft equipment), men, memorials, wreaths (costume accessories)

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