Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Cornell University Political Americana Collection
ID Number:
2214.TK0074
Title:
Bryan-Sewall Campaign Items, ca. 1896
Date Made:
ca. 1896
Party:
Democratic; Republican
Election:
1896
Item Count:
15
Classification:
Costume; Metalwork; Photographs; Ceramics; Ephemera
Object Type:
Studs (Buttons); Pins (Jewelry); Clippings; Mechanical toys; Buttons (Information artifacts)
Measurements:
Mount: 6 5/8 x 8 5/8 in.; 16.8275 x 21.9075 cm
Materials & Techniques:
Porcelain; Albumen print; Copper alloy; Casting; Enamel; Halftone; Stamping (forming)
Creator Biography:
American
Role:
Porcelain manufacturer
Political Figure:
Bryan, William Jennings
Biography:
American, 1860-1925
Relationship:
Presidential Candidate
Political Figure:
Sewall, Arthur
Biography:
American, 1835-1900
Relationship:
Vice-Presidential Candidate
Political Figure:
McKinley, William
Biography:
American, 1843-1901
Notes:
Assemblage consists of five porcelain and three copper alloy lapel studs, five lapel pins, a mechanical toy/lapel button, and a halftone reproduction of a 1908 pro-Bryan print. Porcelain buttons all made by the O'Hara Co. of Waltham, Massachusetts. The mechanical button can be manipulated to show a picture of either Bryan or William McKinley. Donor Susan H. Douglas dates these items to the 1896 Presidential campaign.
Subjects:
Bryan, William Jennings; Sewall, Arthur; Politics; Promotional materials; McKinley, William; Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia; Silver standard; Monetary policy; Bicycles; Coins; Whisk brooms; Pans (Containers); Sweeping; Portraits; Busts; Profile portraits; Bread; Butter; Boars; Symbols; Animals; Eagles; American flags; Insects; Wagon wheels; Wall Street, Manhattan, New York; Crosses; Wreaths; Banners; Kings; Democracy; Pigs; Caricatures; Birds
Repository:
Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, #2214
Rare & Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
Cornell University