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Bryan-Sewall 'Free Coinage' portrait handkerchief

Bryan-Sewall 'Free Coinage' portrait handkerchief

Printed cotton handkerchief for the Democratic ticket: oval portraits of William J. Bryan of Nebraska and Arthur Sewall of Maine under an eagle, shield and flags, the legend 'Free Coinage 16 to 1 1896' with a silver dollar and a cockerel, the Capitol, and the line 'Tariff for Revenue Only'. The maker is not recorded in the Cornell catalogue.

Date
1896
Period
Pre-1914
Made by
Unrecorded maker (Bryan-Sewall campaign merchandise)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Object
Issuer type
Party
Regime
Cleveland Administration
Leader
Grover Cleveland
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Persuade or win support
Themes
Elections and party politics, Economy and finance
Event
1896 US Election
Techniques
Transfer
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Cornell University Library via Wikimedia Commons, retrieved October 2, 2026
Rights
Public domain by age (object of c.1896); Cornell holding records no known copyright restrictions
Cornell University Library, Susan H. Douglas Political Americana Collection, via Wikimedia Commons (Flickr Commons)

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