Eliza Gurney Photograph
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Creator Role
retailer
Description
The carte de visite depicts a seated portrait of Eliza Gurney, widow of the English Quaker Joseph J. Gurney, who exchanged letters with Abraham Lincoln on the subject of the will of God during the Civil War.
Description Source
Abraham Lincoln Online. http://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/gurney.htm (accessed August 30, 2018).
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
n.d.
Measurement
4 1/8 x 2 7/16 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen print on paper card
Inscription
verso, handwritten in pencil: Eliza Gurney verso, on adhesive stamp: EARLES' / GALLERIES & LOOKING GLASS / WARE ROOMS / 816 Chestnut Street / PHILADELPHIA.
Subjects
Gurney, Eliza Paul, 1801-1881
Work Type
carte-de-visite (card photograph)
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
7130
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.