Charles Sumner
Artist
William Shaw Warren
(American, d. 1911)
Date1870s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.8 × 5.7 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 and front: "Chas. Sumner". 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 number90.291
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting Charles Sumner, 1811-1874; abolitionist, U.S. Senator, Reconstruction leader; assaulted in Senate chambers.Label TextWilliam Shaw Warren American, d. 1911 Charles Sumner, ca. 1870 Albumen print (photograph) Charles Sumner (1811−1874) Republican Senator from Massachusetts Museum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr. 90.291 Exhibition History"Shooting Lincoln: Photography and the 16th President," Chrysler Museum of Art, February 10 - July 5, 2015.
