Accession Number2008/2.196.6
TitleM. Haxtun, Lieut. Comdo., U.S.N.
Artist(s)Object Creation Datecirca 1861-1865Medium & Supportalbumen print on paperCredit LineGift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. AdelsonSubject matterIn this photograph, Lieutenant Commander M. Haxtun stands at a slight turn as he looks with a kindly expression indirectly out of the picture plane. His form-fitting officer’s coat, crisp black bowtie, and large, tassled epaulets give him a dapper appearance. He occupies a rather minimally described interior space. Haxtun served in the United States Navy during the American Civil War (1861-65). Here he poses for Mathew Brady, who produced a large number of cartes-de-visite of various Union Army and Navy officers during the war.
Physical DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a mustachioed man in a military uniform with one hand tucked into his coat breast.
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Keywords
armed forces
cartes-de-visite (card photographs)
military uniforms
moustaches
officers (administrators)
portraits