Engraving
- Title:
- Com. S. H. Stringham, U.S.N.
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.1004
- Creator:
- Buttre, John Chester (1821-1893)
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Commodore Silas H. Stringham (1798-1876). Engraved by John Chester BUttre (1821-1893). Man, facing slightly left, balding, wearing US Navy uniform. Two columns of large buttons on the coat, as well as shoulder epaulets indicating rank of Rear Admiral. Belt visible at bottom, with an anchor and an eagle on the buckle. Grey background. "Photograph by Brady." "Engd. by J.C. Buttre." "S.H. Stringham" facsimile of signature printed beneath engraving. "COM. S. H. STRINGHAM, U.S.N." "Entered according to act of Congress AD. 1861 by M.B. Brady in the Clerks Office of the Dist. Court of the U.S. for the So. Dist. of N.Y."
*NOTE*: The rank insignia is that of Rear Admiral in the US Navy, although the engraving (and presumably the photograph from which it was derived) predate Stringham's promotion to the rank (07/1862). - Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-12 W-10.4 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Stringham, Silas H. (1798-1876)
- Subjects:
- Stringham, Silas H.
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