Engraving
- Title:
- Lewis Cass
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0197
- Creator:
- Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893); Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers
- Place of Origin:
- New York City, NY
- Date:
- circa 1868
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Lewis Cass (1782-1866), Engraved by John Chester Buttre (1821-1893), c. 1868. Published by Johnson, Fry, & Co. Steel engraving, printed on paper. Oval bust-length portrait of older man with dark hair, white collar, black tie, black coat, facing right; dark background. Portrait bordered by flowers and stars, American eagle on book above portrait, picture of two officers on horseback leading soldiers beneath. "Engd. by J. C. Buttre"; "Lewis Cass" facsimile of signature; "From an original Portrait taken expressly for this work / Johnson, Fry & Co. Publishers, N.Y. / Entered according to act of Congress A.D. 1868 by Johnson, Fry & Co. in the clerk's office of the district court of the southern district of New York." printed beneath portrait.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-10.5 W-7.8 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Cass, Lewis (1782-1866)
- Subjects:
- Cass, Lewis, Senators (U.S.), Ambassadors, Democrat
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