Vignette Portrait of A. Lincoln

Creator

William Painter Pearson

Files

Creator Role

photographer

Description

Photo on a cabinet-size mount, vignette portrait of A. Lincoln taken by T.P. Pearson in 1858. This is a reversed image of original ambrotype. Imprint; "Rider...Chicago." Ref: O-8.

Description Source

Western Illinois Museum. http://www.wimuseum.org/abraham-lincolns-macomb-portrait/ (accessed June 4, 2018).

Contributor

Justice Frank J. and Virginia Williams

Earliest

1858

Latest

1858

Approximate Creation Date

ca. 1858

Time Period

1850-1859

Measurement

6 1/2 X 4 1/4 inches

Materials and Techniques Display

ambrotype

Inscription

On recto: Rider / [339?] W. MADISON ST. / CHICAGO, ILL.

Subjects

Ambrotype; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Work Type

Cabinet photographs

Class

photos

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

1549

Digital ID

FVW_01549

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.