Plate, commemorative
Object number2015.057.0001
Mediumceramic
DimensionsOther: 9.5 in. (24.1 cm)
OriginUSA
DescriptionA white plate covered images in a variety of greys. The likeness of Anton J. Cermak lies in the center with 1933 and a cityscape in the background. Around the edge of the center are the words, "1873 Anton J. Cermak 1933" 'I'm glad it was me instead of you.' " The plate's rim alternates between different likenesses of Cermak throughout his life, each labeled with a year, and long sections decorated with flowering vines. At the top is a small vertical rectangle with an image, something akin to a postage stamp that reads, "1933 A century of progress". A horizontal rectangle containing a bible verse lies at its bottom that reads "Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends -John 15.13".
This commemorates the death of Anton J. Cermak. He was killed during an assassination attempt on Franklin Delano Roosevelt.Credit LineGift from the Family of Milo and Agnes Yilek, Patricia Yilek, and Donna Yilek Heaston
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