Cornell University Library Digital Collections

Henry Clay Glass Portrait Cup Plate, ca. 1844

Title:
Henry Clay Glass Portrait Cup Plate, ca. 1844
Collection:
Political Americana
Date:
ca. 1844
Identifier:
2214.BB0010
Election:
1844
Political Figure:
Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Presidential Candidate
Political Party:
National Republican
Work Type:
decorative art (art genre)
glassware
portraits
cup plates
Materials/Techniques:
Pressed glass
Subject:
Glassware
Portraits
Cup plates
Politics
Clay, Henry
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
Floral patterns
National Republican
Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Presidential Candidate
Extent:
x 8.89 (Plate)
Description:
Two slightly variant Henry Clay portrait cup plates. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates items to the 1844 Presidential campaign.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library
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.

About the collection

"The collection consists of published material, ephemera, and artifacts dating to between 1800 and 1976, including ballots and slates of candidates; promotional broadsides, handbills, and posters; political cartoons (primarily from Harper's Weekly, Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, and Puck); lithographs and prints (primarily by Kellogg, N. Currier, and Currier & Ives); pamphlets, leaflets, and brochures; songbooks and sheet music; badges, pins, ferrotypes and celluloid buttons; campaign ribbons; parade equipment such as lanterns, torches, banners, and walking sticks; bandanas and other textiles; and souvenirs of all kinds including plates, cups, vases, trays, bottles, sewing boxes, and games."