Millard Fillmore. 13th President of the United States.

PrinterPrinted by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by Kelloggs & Comstock American, 1848 - 1850

PublisherPublished by D. Needham American, 1808 - 1888

Dateafter 9 July 1850

MediumLithography; printer's ink and watercolor on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 11 1/4 x 8 5/16in. (28.6 x 21.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 14 1/16 x 10 1/16in. (35.7 x 25.6cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a middle-aged man wearing a jacket, vest, shirt, and tie, seated in a carved and upholstered armchair. A coat-of-arms, consisting of two women flanking a shield with a rising sun on it and an eagle on top of it, is on the back of the chair. The man holds a sheet of paper. Drapery with a cord and tassle and the base of a column are in the background.

Object number1995.182.76

InscribedLithographed title beneath image: "MILLARD FILLMORE. / 13th. President of the United States. / born Jan. 7. 1800 - Succeeded to the Presidential Chair on the death of President Taylor. July 9. 1850. / 344." Inscribed in pencil on verso, lower right: "Dwr 4" "consv. CPC 1987". Old accession number inscribed in pencil, upper left. New accession number inscribed in pencil, lower right.

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