The Brave Defenders of Our Country
Artist
John Carbutt
(American, born England, 1832 - 1905)
Date1863
MediumAlbumen carte-de-visite
DimensionsImage and sheet: 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 inches (9.05 × 5.72 cm)
Mount: 4 × 2 3/8 inches (10.16 × 6.03 cm)
Mount: 4 × 2 3/8 inches (10.16 × 6.03 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.260
SignedAttribution on mount recto, bottom, in black type: "Photographed and Donated by / J. Carbutt, 131 Lake St., Chicago"
InscribedOn mount recto, bottom, in black type: "THE BRAVE DEFENDERS OF OUR COUNTRY. / Photographed and Donated by / J. Carbutt, 131 Lake St., Chicago;"
On mount verso, center, in red pen: "Sp...[?] Surling [?]. Presented by her father / As a memento of the Great / Ladies Fair held at Chicago / Nov. 1863 for the Soldiers"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of three uniformed men. A man with an amputated leg is sitting in a chair while another man tends to his injurty. A bearded man stands behind them holding a tattered flag.
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