Jefferson Davis
Object Details
- Artist
- Unidentified Artist
- Sitter
- Jefferson Davis, 3 Jun 1808 - 6 Dec 1889
- Credit Line
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Albert F. Ganier, Jr., Mrs. E.C. Notebaert and Roger Ganier
- c. 1846
- Object number
- NPG.86.160
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Photograph
- Medium
- Quarter-plate daguerreotype with applied color
- Dimensions
- Image/Sight: 8.6 × 6.8 cm (3 3/8 × 2 11/16")
- Mat (brass): 10.7 × 8.3 cm (4 3/16 × 3 1/4")
- Case open (half): 12.1 × 9.6 × 1.3 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 1/2")
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- National Portrait Gallery Collection
- Location
- Currently not on view
- National Portrait Gallery
- Topic
- Interior
- Home Furnishings\Furniture\Table
- Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie
- Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Beard
- Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird
- Cased object
- Jefferson Davis: Male
- Jefferson Davis: Arts and Culture\Literature\Writer
- Jefferson Davis: Business and Finance\Natural resources commerce\Agriculturist\Farmer
- Jefferson Davis: Military and Intelligence\Soldier
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Confederate President
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Government official\US Congressman\Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Mississippi
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Government official\Cabinet member\Secretary of War
- Jefferson Davis: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Mississippi
- Portrait
- Record ID
- npg_NPG.86.160
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4684330a9-7295-405b-8f66-a93a0a0f4029
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