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Engraving

Title:
Frank Pierce
Object Name:
Engraving
Object ID:
1987.079
Creator:
Southworth & Hawes; Fetridge & Co.
Place of Origin:
Boston, MA
Date:
circa 1852
Description:
Engraving, of Franklin Pierce, by Fetridge & Co., after a daguerreotype by Southworth & Hawes (fl. 1843-1862), c. 1852. Ink on paper. Full-length standing portrait of Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), facing slightly right. Wearing a black coat with velvet collar, black waistcoat, black trousers, white shirt with high collar and black stock. Right hand on hip and left hand on book on table. Printed inscription, lower center in margins: "FRANK PIERCE. / PUBLISHED BY FETRIDGE & CO 3 & 5 STATE & 72 & 74 WASHINGTON ST'S BOSTON." Walnut frame with gilded gesso liner; glazed.
Material:
Paper
Dimensions:
H-13 W-9.875 inches
Credit Line:
New Hampshire Historical Society Purchase
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