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Artist
Mathew B. Brady, 1823? - 15 Jan 1896
Publisher
E. & H. T. Anthony & Company, active 1852 - 1901
Sitter
Charles Sumner, 6 Jan 1811 - 11 Mar 1874
Date
c. 1860
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 8.6 × 5.6 cm (3 3/8 × 2 3/16")
Mount: 10.2 × 6.1 cm (4 × 2 3/8")
Topic
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Printed Material\Book
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Costume\Dress Accessory\Handkerchief
Container\Inkwell
Photographic format\Carte-de-visite
Interior\Studio\Photography
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Charles Sumner: Male
Charles Sumner: Law and Crime\Lawyer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\Statesman
Charles Sumner: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer
Charles Sumner: Politics and Government\US Senator\Massachusetts
Portrait
Place
United States\District of Columbia\Washington
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Mrs. F.B. Wilde