Cornell University Library Digital Collections
McKinley Continental Portrait Paperweight, ca. 1896
- Title:
- McKinley Continental Portrait Paperweight, ca. 1896
- Collection:
- Political Americana
- Manufacturer:
- Pyrophoto Co.
- Political Figure:
- McKinley, William, American (1843-1901), Presidential Candidate
- Date:
- ca. 1896
- Election Date:
- 1896
- ID Number:
- 2214.BB0132
- Collection Number:
- 2214
- File Name:
- 2214BB0132.jpg
- Political Party:
- Republican
- Culture:
- American
- Work Type:
- decorative art (art genre)
glassware
paperweights
portraits
photographs
- Materials/Techniques:
- Glass
Gelatin silver print
- Subject:
- Glassware
Paperweights
Portraits
McKinley, William
Portraits
Busts
Politics
Promotional materials
- Measurement:
- 10.16 x 6.35 (Paperweight) (centimeters)
- Description:
- Glass paperweight contains a photograph of William McKinley with word CONTINENTAL in gold letters at top and facsimile signature at bottom. Reverse bears maker's mark of Pyrophoto Co. Photograph has been affixed to the base of the glass. Item donor Susan H. Douglas dates paperweight 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.
