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Artist:
Manchester & Brother Studio, active c. 1848 - c. 1880  Search this
Sitter:
Ambrose Everett Burnside, 23 May 1824 - 13 Sep 1881  Search this
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")
Type:
Photograph
Date:
c. 1861
Topic:
Interior  Search this
Weapon\Gun\Rifle  Search this
Weapon\Sword  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Star  Search this
Weapon\Cannon  Search this
Music\Musical instrument\Drum  Search this
Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle  Search this
Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops  Search this
Cased object  Search this
Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt  Search this
Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National\United States  Search this
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Male  Search this
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive  Search this
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army  Search this
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\US Senator\Rhode Island  Search this
Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Governor\Rhode Island  Search this
Portrait  Search this
Credit Line:
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
Object number:
NPG.78.278
Restrictions & Rights:
CC0
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National Portrait Gallery Collection
Location:
Currently not on view
Data Source:
National Portrait Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm446ce2026-aa1b-4444-a5f3-55c90e7c9469
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npg_NPG.78.278