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Creator Role
publisher photographer
Description
Seated portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln. In the portrait, Lincoln is turned to her proper right and wears fresh flowers in her hair and on her dress. [Ref: ML, O-9.]
Description Source
Ostendorf, Lloyd. "The Photographs of Mary Todd Lincoln." Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society (1908-1984) 61, no. 3 (Autumn,1968): 269-332.
Contributor
Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams
Approximate Creation Date
ca. 1862
Measurement
3 7/8 X 2 3/8 inches
Materials and Techniques Display
albumen process
Inscription
recto, below print: Entered according to Act of Congress A.D. 1862, by M. B. Brady in the Clerk's / office of the District Court of the U.S. For the So. District of New-York. verso, inscribed at top: Mrs Lincoln / [$30.00] verso, in backmark: Published by / E. & H. T. Anthony. / 501 Broadway / New York / FROM / PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVE / in / BRADY'S / National Portrait Gallery verso, inscribed at bottom: 12
Subjects
Carte de visite photographs; Lincoln, Mary Todd, 1818-1882
Work Type
albumen prints ; cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
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
652
Digital ID
FVW_00652
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.