P.T. Barnum and Commodore Nutt

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Object Details

Artist

Austin Augustus Turner, 1831 - 1866

Sitter

P. T. Barnum, 5 Jul 1810 - 7 Apr 1891

George Washington Morrison Nutt, 1 Apr 1848 - 25 May 1881

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

1881

Object number

NPG.80.160

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Albumen silver print

Dimensions

Image/Sheet: 8.8 × 5.6 cm (3 7/16 × 2 3/16")

Mount: 9.9 × 5.9 cm (3 7/8 × 2 5/16")

Place

United States\New York\Kings\New York

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Costume\Jewelry

Interior

Art implements

Costume\Jewelry\Chain

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Bowtie

Photographic format\Carte-de-visite

P. T. Barnum: Male

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Showman

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Circus owner

P. T. Barnum: Arts and Culture\Education and Scholarship\Museum Administrator

George Washington Morrison Nutt: Male

George Washington Morrison Nutt: Arts and Culture\Performing Arts\Performer\Entertainer

George Washington Morrison Nutt: Person with a disability\Person with dwarfism

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a1a92ba8-dd89-4454-9d5c-d4c47f0166a1

Record ID

npg_NPG.80.160