Bryan-Sewall Campaign Items, ca. 1896
- Title:
- Bryan-Sewall Campaign Items, ca. 1896
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Porcelain Maker:
- O'Hara Co.
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), Presidential Candidate
Sewall, Arthur, American (1835-1900), Vice-Presidential Candidate
Bryan, William Jennings, American (1860-1925), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1896
- Election Date:
- 1896
- ID Number:
- 2214.TK0074
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214TK0074.jpg
- Political Party:
- Democratic
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- costume by form
metalwork (visual works)
photographs
ceramic (material)
clippings (information artifacts)
ephemera (general object genre)
mechanical toys
Studs (Buttons)
Pins (Jewelry)
Buttons (Information artifacts) - Materials/Techniques:
- Porcelain
Albumen print
Copper alloy
Casting
Enamel
Halftone
Stamping (forming) - Subject:
- Studs (Buttons)
Pins (jewelry)
Clippings
Mechanical toys
Buttons (information artifacts)
Bryan, William Jennings
Sewall, Arthur
Politics
Promotional materials
McKinley, William
Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia
Silver standard
Monetary policy
Bicycles
Coins
Whisk brooms
Pans (Containers)
Sweeping
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Bread
Butter
Boars
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
American flags
Insects
Wagon wheels
Wall Street, Manhattan, New York
Crosses
Wreaths
Banners
Kings
Democracy
Pigs
Caricatures
Birds - Measurement:
- 16.8275 x 21.9075 (Mount) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Assemblage consists of five porcelain and three copper alloy lapel studs, five lapel pins, a mechanical toy/lapel button, and a halftone reproduction of a 1908 pro-Bryan print. Porcelain buttons all made by the O'Hara Co. of Waltham, Massachusetts. The mechanical button can be manipulated to show a picture of either Bryan or William McKinley. Donor Susan H. Douglas dates these items 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.