Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Painting |
Title |
Christopher G. Memminger |
Catalog Number |
0985.14.00020 |
Date |
c. 1900 |
Description |
Oil on canvas portrait painting of Christopher G. Memminger. Memminger is in a frontal pose shown from the waist. A handwritten inscription on the reverse of the canvas reads: "C.G. Memmingear, Esq. / Secretary Treasury Confederate States / of America / Born 1803 - Died 1887 / From Engraving painted by John Stolla / Charleston SC 1904." |
Material |
paint (oil); textile (canvas); wood |
Dimensions |
H-15.25 W-12.25 inches |
Made |
John Stolle |
Provenance |
Portrait of Christopher Memminger who served as Secretary of the Confederate Treasury from February 21, 1861 to July 18, 1864. Painted by John Stolle ca. 1900. |
People |
Memminger, Christopher Gustavus |
Search Terms |
Confederate States Treasury |