Salmon Portland Chase
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
Publisher
E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
(American, 1852-1901)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.4 cm)
Overall, Image: 3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in. (8.6 x 5.4 cm)
InscribedHandrwritten below image on mount: "Chase". Stamped on reverse: "Published by / E.&H.T. ANTHONY & Co. / 591 Broadway, / New York. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE, / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery". Written at top on reverse in pencil: "Chase"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.99
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen carte de visite is a three-quarter length seated portrait of Salmon Portland Chase (1808-1873), Governor of Ohio, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln, and Chief Justice of the U.S., 1864-1873. The mount is rectangular with rounded corners; double gilt lines border the image.Label TextMathew B. Brady American, 1823−1896 Salmon Portland Chase, 1864 Published by E. and H. T. Anthony & Co., New York, N.Y. Albumen print (photograph) Salmon P. Chase (1808−1873) Lincoln’s first Treasury Secretary (1861−64), Chief Justice of the Supreme Court (1864−73) Museum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.99 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
