General Cass
Artist
Silver and Gieseke
CultureAmerican
Datemid 1860s
MediumAlbumen
DimensionsOverall, Image: 3 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (8.9 × 5.4 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)
InscribedStamped on reverse: "Silver & Gieseke, 233 Broadway, New York" Handprinted on front: "Gen. Cass".
Credit LineMuseum purchase and gift of Reid Diggs, Jr.
Object number90.276
Not on view
DescriptionThis is an albumen carte de visite depicting General Cass (Lewis Cass, 1782-1866); Secretary of War under Jackson, Secretary of State under Buchanan, Congressman, U.S. Senator.
