Ambrose Everett Burnside

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Object Details

Artist

Manchester & Brother Studio, active c. 1848 - c. 1880

Sitter

Ambrose Everett Burnside, 23 May 1824 - 13 Sep 1881

Credit Line

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Date

c. 1861

Object number

NPG.78.278

Restrictions & Rights

CC0

Type

Photograph

Medium

Ninth-plate ambrotype

Dimensions

Image/Sight: 5 × 3.7 cm (1 15/16 × 1 7/16")

Mat (brass): 6.3 × 5 cm (2 1/2 × 1 15/16")

Case open: 7.3 × 12.6 × 0.8 cm (2 7/8 × 4 15/16 × 5/16")

Case closed: 7.3 × 6.4 × 1.7 cm (2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 11/16")

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Location

Currently not on view

Data Source

National Portrait Gallery

Topic

Interior

Weapon\Gun\Rifle

Weapon\Sword

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache

Symbols & Motifs\Star

Weapon\Cannon

Music\Musical instrument\Drum

Nature & Environment\Animal\Bird\Eagle

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Muttonchops

Cased object

Costume\Dress Accessory\Belt

Symbols & Motifs\Flag\National flag\American

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Male

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Railroad executive

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Military and Intelligence\Army\Officer\Civil War\Union Army

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Government official\US Senator\Rhode Island

Ambrose Everett Burnside: Politics and Government\Government official\Governor\Rhode Island

Portrait

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm446ce2026-aa1b-4444-a5f3-55c90e7c9469

Record ID

npg_NPG.78.278