Contributor |
McAllister, John A. 1822-1896, collector. |
Title |
Wilmot [graphic]. |
Publisher |
[United States] |
Publisher |
UNITED STATES. 1862 |
Date |
[ca. 1862] |
Physical Description |
1 photograph : albumen on card mount ; mount 11 x 6 cm (4 x 2.25 in.) (carte de visite format) |
Description |
Reproduction of a bust-length portrait of the Pennsylvania legislator, David Wilmot, most known as the author of the "Wilmot
Proviso." The unpassed 1846 bill would have prohibited the extension of slavery into the annexed territory of Mexico. Wilmot,
attired in a white collared shirt, a black bowtie, and a black jacket, looks slightly left.
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Notes |
Title from manuscript note on mount. |
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Dated based on the presented age of the sitter. |
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Originally part of a McAllister scrapbook of portraits. McAllister Collection, gift, 1886. |
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Description revised 2021. |
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Access points revised 2021. |
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Part of digital collections catalog through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services as administered by the
Pennsylvania Department of Education through the Office of Commonwealth Libraries, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Tom
Corbett, Governor, 2013-2014.
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Subject |
Wilmot, David, 1801-1872 -- Portraits. |
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Abolitionists -- United States. |
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Antislavery movements -- United States. |
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Legislators -- Pennsylvania. |
Genre |
Albumen prints -- 1860-1870. |
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Cartes de visite -- 1860-1870. |
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Portrait photographs -- 1860-1870. |
Provenance |
McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896, collector. |
Location |
Library Company of Philadelphia| Print Department| cdv portraits - sitter - Wilmot [(3)5750.F.154f] |
Accession number |
(3)5750.F.154f |