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Creator Role
created by Elias Bexter
Description
The CDV-sized engraving features a portrait of James Murray Mason, Commissioner of the Confederacy to the United Kingdom. Mason was on of the two Confederate diplomats captured on a British ship during the Trent Affair.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Measurement
4"" X 2 1/2""
Materials and Techniques Display
paper (fiber product); engraving (printing process)
Inscription
recto, below portrait: John [sic] M. Mason. / ELIAS BEXTER 564 BROADWAY verso, inscribed at center: John [sic] Murray Mason / 1798-1871 / U.S. Senator and Confederate diplomat / Seized on board the / British mail packet Trent in / 1861 by a Union Naval Vessel / while enroute to England / as a Confederate States / Commissioner. / [6.00]
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871
Work Type
cartes-de-visite (card photographs) ; engraving (print)
Class
CDVs
Preferred Citation
[Physical ID#]: [Title], Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Mississippi State University Libraries.
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
ID
1036
Digital ID
FVW_01036
Current Location
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana (Mississippi State, Mississippi, United States)
Repository
Mississippi State University Libraries.
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version).
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.