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Phineas T. Barnum and Ernestine de Faiber

Phineas T. Barnum and Ernestine de Faiber
Attribution
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894
Sitter
P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891
Ernestine de Faiber, 1843 - ?
Date
c. 1860-70
Type
Photographic Negative
Medium
Glass plate collodion negative
Dimensions
Plate: 8.9 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 1/2 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
Topic
Costume\Jewelry
Costume\Jewelry\Earring
Interior
Costume\Dress Accessory\Flower
Equipment\Wheel
Home Furnishings\Curtain
Costume\Headgear\Headdress\Crown
Costume\Dress Accessory\Bow
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie
Costume\Footwear\Ballet slippers
P. T. Barnum: Male
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Performer\Showman
P. T. Barnum: Performing Arts\Circus owner
P. T. Barnum: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Cultural organization administrator\Museum
Ernestine de Faiber: Female
Ernestine de Faiber: Performing Arts\Performer\Dancer
Portrait
Place
United States\New York\Kings\New York
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.81.M218
Collection Description
The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the Mathew Brady photography studio in New York City. The collection, which the National Portrait Gallery acquired in 1981, includes portraits of generals, politicians, diplomats, painters, and performers. It also contains depictions of “Human Curiosities” at P. T. Barnum’s American Museum in New York City, that, although highly exploitative, help to document the historical representations of disability in the United States.
La Colección Frederick Hill Meserve contiene más de 5,000 negativos de retratos de la época de la Guerra Civil provenientes del estudio fotográfico de Mathew Brady en la ciudad de Nueva York. Adquirida por la National Portrait Gallery en 1981, la colección incluye retratos de militares, políticos, diplomáticos y artistas. También contiene imágenes de “curiosidades humanas” exhibidas en el American Museum de P.T. Barnum en Nueva York. Estas últimas, a pesar de su índole degradante, nos ayudan a documentar la representación histórica de las personas discapacitadas en EE.UU.
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view