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Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis
Artist
Columbus W. Motes, 15 Apr 1837 - 08 Apr 1919
Sitter
Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
Date
c. 1886
Type
Photograph
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image/Sheet: 14.5 × 10.2 cm (5 11/16 × 4")
Mount: 16.5 × 10.7 cm (6 1/2 × 4 3/16")
Mat: 45.7 × 35.6 cm (18 × 14")
Topic
Interior
Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair
Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Costume\Jewelry\Chain
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
Photographic format\Cabinet card
Jefferson Davis: Male
Jefferson Davis: Literature\Writer
Jefferson Davis: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Farmer
Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Congressman\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\US Senator\Mississippi
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Governor\Mississippi
Portrait
Place
United States\Georgia\Fulton\Atlanta
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Douglas S. Jordan
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object number
NPG.84.157
Data Source
National Portrait Gallery
Location
Currently not on view