Portrait of William Henry Seward, circa 1860
THF210599 / Portrait of William Henry Seward, circa 1860
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Artifact Overview
William Henry Seward, Abraham Lincoln's Secretary of State, posed for this carte-de-visite in New York City around 1860. 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)
Date Made
22 August 1864
Subject Date
circa 1860
Creators
Place of Creation
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
66.143.24
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.& H.T. ANTHONY / 501 B''WAY / NEW YORK (additional wording covered by sticker)
Sticker with gold border adhered to back, written in pencil reads:
36. Hon. William / H. Seward
Blue tax stamp dated Aug 22 1864
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