Pipe Depicting Henry Clay
name: label: associated person
content: Clay, Henry
notes: label: Description
content: Henry Clay was among the most influential politicians in American history, although he never won the office of the presidency, despite four attempts. His vision of an American nation, united by federally-supported infrastructure projects and capable of cooperation across sections, won him the nickname “The Great Compromiser.” Like Harrison and Jackson, Clay’s supporters emblazoned his face on a variety of objects, bringing his political campaign into intimate contact with ordinary Americans. At a time when Americans were widely seen as a constant tobacco smokers and chewers, a Clay pipe provided a fitting image. Unfortunately for Clay, a Whig, the Democratic challenger James K. Polk defeated him in 1844
topic: label: general subject association
content: Political Campaigns
label: used
content: Smoking
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content: Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection
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content: Government, Politics, and Reform
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content: American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith
label: Exhibition
content: American Democracy
label: Exhibition Location
content: National Museum of American History
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Ralph E. Becker
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: PL.227739.1844.X01
label: catalog number
content: 227739.1844.X01
label: accession number
content: 227739
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: ceramic (bowl material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (stem material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 in x 10 in x 1 in; 7.62 cm x 25.4 cm x 2.54 cm