Wood chair back, 17.5 x 31.75 in., with a carved and gold-painted shield eagle at top, metal fitting, and a brass plaque at bottom reading From Admiral David Farragut's Deck Chair, U.S.S. Hartford / 1861-1865. The piece has been fashioned into a frame containing six images by McPherson & Oliver, copyright 1864. The most prominent is a 5.25 x 7.25 in. albumen photograph showing Admiral David G. Farragut and Captain Percival Drayton on the deck of the USS Hartford. Also included are five cartes de visite of the Hartford, its deck, guns, officers, and crew. The chair and photographs were given by Admiral Farragut to the wife of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles (as noted on verso of each). Provenance: The Paul DeHaan Collection of Items Related to Admiral D.G. Farragut and the USS Hartford Condition: Chair/frame with scratches and chips throughout. CDVs lightly toned and light soiled, with trimmed corners. Larger albumen with a moderately soiled mount and worn corners.
Wood chair back, 17.5 x 31.75 in., with a carved and gold-painted shield eagle at top, metal fitting, and a brass plaque at bottom reading From Admiral David Farragut's Deck Chair, U.S.S. Hartford / 1861-1865. The piece has been fashioned into a frame containing six images by McPherson & Oliver, copyright 1864. The most prominent is a 5.25 x 7.25 in. albumen photograph showing Admiral David G. Farragut and Captain Percival Drayton on the deck of the USS Hartford. Also included are five cartes de visite of the Hartford, its deck, guns, officers, and crew. The chair and photographs were given by Admiral Farragut to the wife of Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles (as noted on verso of each). Provenance: The Paul DeHaan Collection of Items Related to Admiral D.G. Farragut and the USS Hartford Condition: Chair/frame with scratches and chips throughout. CDVs lightly toned and light soiled, with trimmed corners. Larger albumen with a moderately soiled mount and worn corners.
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