Cornell University Library Digital Collections
Henry Clay Ceramic Portrait Pipe Bowl and Wooden Stem
- Title:
- Henry Clay Ceramic Portrait Pipe Bowl and Wooden Stem
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Political Figure:
- Clay, Henry, American (1777-1852), Politician
- Date:
- ca. 1820-ca. 1850
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0088
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0088.jpg
- Political Party:
- National Republican
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
portraits
ceramic (material)
Pipes (Smoking equipment)
- Materials/Techniques:
- Ball clay
Casting
Wood (Plant product)
Cork (Bark)
- Subject:
- Pipes (smoking equipment)
Portraits
Clay, Henry
Politics
Promotional materials
Portraits
Busts
Floral patterns
- Measurement:
- 16.51 (Pipe stem) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Smoking pipe consists of a molded white ball clay bowl and wooden stem with cork tip. Pipe bowl contains a portrait of Henry Clay, floral designs, and the inscription WARRANTED / TO COLOR. Interior of pipe bowl is heavily blackened from use. Stem may have a clay liner
stem may not be original. Item is undated.
- 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.
