Historical Portrait

Charlotte Cushman

1870·Source: loc·View original ↗·Public Domain

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Archive record

1 photograph : albumen print ; sheet 14 x 10 cm, mount 17 x 11 cm (cabinet card format) | Photograph shows portrait of Charlotte Cushman standing behind a chair and holding a fan.

About this photograph

The Library of Congress holds this albumen print portrait by Sarony & Co., dated 1870. The photograph shows Charlotte Cushman standing behind a chair and holding a fan.

The cabinet card measures 14 x 10 cm on the print sheet, mounted on an 11 x 17 cm card, a standard commercial portrait format of the era.

No further information about the subject or the circumstances of this sitting is provided in the archive record.

Compiled from the catalogue record and reference notes on the formats and events involved. The archive record above is the primary source.

About the format

Cabinet Cards

Rights & Attribution

Credit: Library of Congress

Reuse: Public domain. Free to download, print, edit and republish, commercially or otherwise. How rights work in this archive.

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