Rhinoceros foot dinner gong
Subject(s): Cabinet officers, Gifts, Gong, Hunting trophies, Rhinoceroses, Safaris
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Dinner gong with accompanying mallet mounted on top of two rhinoceros feet. A small plaque dedicates the gift from former president Theodore Roosevelt to Ambassador to France Robert Bacon.
Comments and Context
Following his African Safari, Theodore Roosevelt gifted many of his friends and acquaintances mementos made out of some of his hunting trophies, including inkwells, wastepaper baskets, and items like this dinner gong. Ambassador Bacon was a longtime friend of Roosevelt, and had both served in his administration in the State Department and in his unofficial “Tennis Cabinet.”
Collection
Creation Date
1910
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Language
English
Period
(1909, March – 1910) African Safari
Page Count
2
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
For permission to use items in this collection, please contact dsu.center@dickinsonstate.edu.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Rhinoceros foot dinner gong. [1910]. America.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311568. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Rhinoceros foot dinner gong. [1910]. Multi-image.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311568.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1910]. Rhinoceros foot dinner gong.
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o311568.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
America. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
APA:
America. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/america.
