Lucius Manlius Sargent
Artist
William Shaw Warren
(American, d. 1911)
CultureAmerican
Date1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 13/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.7 × 5.7 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.4 cm)
Overall, Support: 4 1/8 × 2 1/2 in. (10.5 × 6.4 cm)
InscribedHandwritten on reverse: "Lucius Manlius Sargent, writer." handprinted on front: "Lucius M. Sargent." Stamped on front: "Warren 289 Washington St., Boston." Stamped on reverse: "Warren's, 289 Washington St., Boston, Mass., Under the Superintendence of Mr. S.B. Heald".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.287
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting Lucius Manlius Sargent, 1786-1867. He was a writer who devoted himself to literary pursuits, to philanthropic work and to the temperance cause, for which he wrote and lectured for more than thirty years.
