Schuyler Colfax
ArtistStudio of
Napoleon Sarony
(1821-1896)
Artist
Alfred S. Campbell
(American, 1840 - 1912)
CultureAmerican
Dateca. 1870
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
InscribedHandwritten on reverse: "Colfax". Handprinted on front: "Sec. Colfax". Stamped on reverse: "Sarony Heo., Photographers, 680 Broadway, New York, Napoleon Sarony, Alfred S. Campbell"
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.261
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting Schuyler Colfax, 1823-1885; vice-president of U.S., 1869-1873; Speaker of the House of Representatives.Label TextStudio of Napoleon Sarony American, 1821−1896 and Alfred S. Campbell American, 1840−1912 Schuyler Colfax, ca. 1870 Albumen print (photograph) Schuyler Colfax (1823−1885) Speaker of the House of Representatives and Republican Congressman from Indiana Museum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.261 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
