This statuette is part of a pair of cast bronze representations of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball. The bronze of Henry Clay was cast in 1858 to be a companion to the existing Webster figure. Ball was an American artist and also a musician. Clay served as secretary of state under President John Quincy Adams and represented Kentucky in both the Senate and the House of Representatives, where he also served as Speaker three times.

This statuette is part of a pair of cast bronze representations of Henry Clay and Daniel Webster by Thomas Ball. This representation of Daniel Webster is the fourth likeness Ball created, which include busts and a portrait. Ball was an American artist and also a musician. Webster was a highly regarded orator and served as secretary of state under three different presidents (William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore). He also served in the House of Representatives and the Senate, representing New Hampshire and Massachusetts.