Creator
Mathew Brady.
Title
Nine Cartes de Visite with Mantel Clock.
Coverage
New York:
Date
c.1860-1865.
Description
Mathew Brady (1822-1896) was the most famous American photographer of his time. Of several thousand Brady photographic portraits, approximately seventy were found showing his cast-metal figural mantel-clock studio prop. The “Reaper” model was designed and cast by the city’s Nicholas Muller. Celebrities pictured with the clock included George Custer, Robert E. Lee, and Clara Barton. The man at the bottom right was Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873).
Source
From the Collection of Bob Frishman