Bryan 16-1 Metal Portrait Clock, ca. 1896
- Title:
- Bryan 16-1 Metal Portrait Clock, ca. 1896
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Westclox
- Political Figure:
- Bryan, William Jennings, American (1860-1925), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1896
- Election Date:
- 1896
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0009
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0009.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- metalwork (visual works)
portraits
clocks
decorative art (art genre)
Sculpture - Materials/Techniques:
- Bronze
Painting (coating)
Casting - Subject:
- Portraits
Clocks
Bryan, William Jennings
Working class
Farmers
Scythes
Miners
Picks (tools)
Silver standard
Monetary policy
Portraits
Busts
Stars
Pedestals
Politics
Promotional materials - Measurement:
- 39.37 x 22.86 (Clock) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Clock surrounded by frame of bronze-colored metal that has been painted gold. Bust of William Jennings Bryant is flanked by figures of a farmer and a miner and the slogan 16-1 on bottom. Clock manufactured by Westclox may not be original to the piece. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the clock frame to the 1896 Presidential campaign.
- Cite As:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
- Archival Collection:
- Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- This digital collection and its contents are owned and operated by the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library. Digital reproductions are provided for private study, scholarship and research use only and may not be downloaded for use in electronic or print publications (including web sites), exhibitions, or broadcasts, without permission. There are no known U.S. copyright restrictions on this image. The digital file is owned by the Cornell University Library which is making it freely available with the request that, when possible, the Library be credited as its source.