Untitled Portrait Sketch

Name/Title

Untitled Portrait Sketch

Entry/Object ID

1979.23.1

Description

Ink drawing of a man in a military uniform writing at a collapsible campaign desk. The man is seated on a folding stool. The writing desk is placed on a chest, with the writing surface folded open to reveal two drawers and several pigeonholes. The bottom right corner is signed, "Mead May 23, 1862."

Type of Drawing

Ink - Black

Acquisition

Accession

1979.23

Source or Donor

VHS Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Made/Created

Artist

Mead, Larkin Goldsmith (1835-1910)

Date made

1862

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Drawing

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

9-3/4 in

Width

7-11/16 in

Relationships

Related Events

Event

Civil War