Bishop Bedell
Artist
Mathew B. Brady
(American, 1823-1896)
Publisher
E. and H.T. Anthony and Company
(American, 1852-1901)
CultureAmerican
Date1860s-1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Support: 4 1/8 x 2 1/2 in. (10.5 x 6.4 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)
InscribedHandwritten in ink below image on mount: "Bishop Bedell". In pencil on reverse at top: "B?? Bedell". Imprint on reverse: "Published by / E. & H.T. ANTHONY & Co. / 591 Broadway / New York. / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE, / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery.".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.105
Not on view
DescriptionThis albumen carte de visite is a three-quarter-length portrait of Bishop Bedell who is wearing his clerical robe. There is a chair partially visible to his right. The mount is buff with rounded corners and a single gilt line border.
