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Artist
Unidentified Artist
Studio
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901
Sitter
Timothy Shay Arthur, 6 Jun 1809 - 6 Mar 1885
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.2 × 5.8 cm (3 1/4 × 2 5/16")
Mount: 10 × 5.9 cm (3 15/16 × 2 5/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Eyeglasses
Home Furnishings\Drape
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Timothy Shay Arthur: Male
Timothy Shay Arthur: Literature\Writer
Timothy Shay Arthur: Literature\Editor
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
