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A black-and-white studio portrait photograph of a White man seated, three-quarter view, next to a side table on which sits his stovepipe hat.
A black-and-white studio portrait photograph of a White man seated, three-quarter view, next to a side table on which sits his stovepipe hat.

Abraham Lincoln

Alexander Gardner (1821-1882)

Object Details

  • Date

    1861

  • Object Type

    Photographs

  • Medium

    Albumen silver print

  • Object Format

    Carte-de-visite

  • Dimensions

    Image: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
    Mount: 4 x 2 15/16 in.

  • Inscriptions

    mount verso:

    u.c. stamped in red ink: From \ GEO. S. TOLMAN \ FANCY GOODS \ WAREHOUSE \ 255 \ Washington St. \ BOSTON

    stamp covers name: E [illeg] NY

    u.r. in graphite: 1250- [partially encircled]

    c. printed: [etching of a building, 1-7/8 x 1-1/8 inches]

    c.l. to c.r. printed: Manufacturer \ of Photographic Albums

    lower third, printed: From \ Photographic Negative \ in \ BRADY'S \ National Portrait Gallery.

    l.c. printed: Snyder, Black & Sturn, N.Y.

  • Credit Line

    Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas

  • Accession Number

    P1992.1

  • Copyright

    Public domain

Additional details

Location: Off view
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