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Artist
Manchester & Brother Studio, active c. 1848 - c. 1880
Sitter
Ambrose Everett Burnside, 23 May 1824 - 13 Sep 1881
Date
c. 1861
Type
Photograph
Medium
Ninth-plate ambrotype
Dimensions
Image/Sight: 5 × 3.7 cm (1 15/16 × 1 7/16")
Mat (brass): 6.3 × 5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 15/16")
Case open: 7.3 × 12.6 × 0.8 cm (2 7/8 × 4 15/16 × 5/16")
Case closed: 7.3 × 6.4 × 1.7 cm (2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 11/16")
Topic
Interior
Weapon\Gun\Rifle
Weapon\Sword
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache
Symbols & Motifs\Star
Weapon\Cannon
Music\Musical instrument\Drum
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops
Cased object
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Male
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\US Senator\Rhode Island
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Governor\Rhode Island
Portrait
Credit Line
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
