United States House of Representatives: History, Art, & Archives
Search the website

John Quincy Adams Memorial Ribbon

John Quincy Adams Memorial Ribbon/tiles/collection/1/19184.xml
Previous Next

Date

1848

Maker

Edward P. Whaites

Dimensions

5 3/4 × 2 3/8 in. (14.6 × 6 cm)

Accession Number

2015.018.000

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

John Quincy Adams, the House’s “Old Man Eloquent,” died in the Speaker’s office, just steps from the House Chamber, in 1848. The former President had become an ardent abolitionist during his 16 years in the House, and Americans mourned him widely. This memorial ribbon was sold in New York, far from Adams’ funeral in the U.S. Capitol. Beneath his portrait, a poem (appropriated from a book of notable epitaphs from British graveyards) remembered him as both “resolute and immovable” and “generous & of exceeding good nature.”

Rights and Reproduction Information

Jump To

View Related Objects

Archibald Lybrand Campaign Ribbon
Archibald Lybrand Campaign Ribbon
Charles Eugene Fuller Campaign Ribbon
Charles Eugene Fuller Campaign Ribbon
John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams

View Related People

ADAMS, John Quincy
ADAMS, John Quincy

View Related Content

From the Blog: What Killed the Political Ribbon?
From the Blog: What Killed the Political Ribbon?
Office of the Historian: history@mail.house.gov
Office of Art & Archives, Office of the Clerk: art@mail.house.gov, archives@mail.house.gov