Benjamin Harrison Ceramic Smoking Pipe, ca. 1892
















- Title:
- Benjamin Harrison Ceramic Smoking Pipe, ca. 1892
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Harrison, Benjamin, American (1833-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1892
- Election Date:
- 1892
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0083
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0083.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
portraits
ceramic (material)
Pipes (Smoking equipment) - Materials/Techniques:
- Ball clay
Molding - Subject:
- Pipes (smoking equipment)
Portraits
Harrison, Benjamin
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Symbols
Animals
Eagles
Shields
Arms
Hammers
Leaves
Shells
Labor
Clouds
Birds - Measurement:
- x 13.97 (Pipe) (centimeters)
- Description:
- White ball clay smoking pipe contains portrait of Benjamin Harrison and an image of an American eagle, cloud, arm, and hammer on bowl and the words HARRISON FOR / AMERICAN LABOR on its stem. Box contains two identical copies of pipe. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates the pipes to the 1892 Presidential campaign. Only one of the two pipes appears to have been used.
- 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.