Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Henry Clay Glass Portrait Paperweight, ca. 1844
- Title:
- Henry Clay Glass Portrait Paperweight, ca. 1844
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1844
- Election Date:
- 1844
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0011
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0011.jpg
- Political Party:
- Whig
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
paperweights
portraits
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Casting
- Subject:
- Glassware
Paperweights
Portraits
Clay, Henry
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Profile portraits
- Measurement:
- 7.9375 x 7.9375 x 2.54 (Paperweight) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Portrait and Name were etched into the bottom of hexagonal glass block. Paperweight base is slightly chipped. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates paperweight to the 1844 Presidential election.
- 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.
