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Artist
Bundy & Williams Studio, active 1863 - 1869?
Sitter
Benjamin Silliman, 8 Aug 1779 - 24 Nov 1864
Date
c. 1862
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.9 × 5.6 cm (3 1/2 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Equipment\Walking stick\Cane
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Headgear\Hat\Top hat
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Benjamin Silliman: Male
Benjamin Silliman: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist
Benjamin Silliman: Literature\Writer\Scientific writer
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University
Benjamin Silliman: Education and Scholarship\Founder\College
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Naturalist
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Chemist
Benjamin Silliman: Science and Technology\Scientist\Earth scientist\Geologist
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
