Portrait of Edward Bates, 1861-1864
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Artifact Overview
Edward Bates, Attorney-General of the United States under Abraham Lincoln, posed for this carte-de-visite in New York City. The carte-de-visite was a small photographic print on cardboard stock made by professional photographers. People exchanged and collected portrait cartes-de-visite, popular in the United States from the Civil War in the 1860s through the 1880s, to help them remember family and celebrities.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Carte-de-visite (Card photograph)
Subject Date
1861-1864
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Published by Edward Anthony from a photograph by Matherw Brady.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.29
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Cardboard
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Albumen process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 4 in
Width: 2.375 in
Inscriptions
Printed on back:
Published by / E. ANTHONY / 501 Broadway / New York./ From / Photographic Negative / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery.
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