About GrafixMat Coasters • Front • Back Story
About GrafixMat Coasters:
Each GrafixMat® is a work of art, masterfully laser-engraved on the cork front with a unique and amusing story colorfully illustrated on its flip-side. For a treasured gift or your own personal collection; select one or create a set of 2, 4, 6 or more from 21 themed Collections totaling more than 500 contemporary and fine art designs. Made from eco-friendly recycled cork from Portugal and Spain, yet handcrafted in the U.S.A. GrafixMats® are so artfully designed and intriguing, we've created a hanging hole in the back of each coaster.
All Natural • Durable • Easy Wash • Singles or Sets • Storage Caddies • 4 1/4" Diameter, 5/16" Thick • Green Certified
Front Design:
Patriotic Elephant
The Back Story:
The "Grand Old Party"
An elephant, always facing to the right to signify conservatism, is the traditional symbol of the Republican Party, the youngest of America’s two major contemporary political parties. The party was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists, and Abraham Lincoln was the first Republican president.
Republicans think of their party’s icon as strong, dignified and intelligent although the elephant was first portrayed as a stumbling symbol of Republican voters who were discontented with then-President Ulysses S. Grant by political cartoonist Thomas Nast of Harper’s Weekly in 1874. The easily recognizable elephant was picked up by other political cartoonists and soon came to symbolize the party itself.