No. 292 · Cast in Bronze & Marble

Model for the Statue of Freedom, 1860

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Sculpted by Thomas Crawford. Cast by Philip Reid. · 1860 · Washington, D.C.

Model for the Statue of Freedom, 1860 (Thomas Crawford): The Library of Congress summary of this albumen carte de visite

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Engraved plate

Model for the Statue of Freedom, 1860

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The story

The Library of Congress summary of this albumen carte de visite (item 2023631991, about 1860, reproduction LC-DIG-ppmsca-88933) says it shows the plaster model for the Statue of Freedom on display in National Statuary Hall before it was cast in bronze. Thomas Crawford sculpted it. Philip Reid, an enslaved artisan, cast it in a foundry run by Clark Mills. The Library names Reid, approximately 1820–1892, as caster. No known restrictions on publication.

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About the sculptor

Sculptor · died 1857

Sculptor of the Statue of Freedom. The Architect of the Capitol writes that Crawford, born in New York City, kept a studio in Rome and died in 1857, before his plaster model left that studio. Clark Mills cast the bronze in Washington. Philip Reid, an enslaved artisan in Mills's foundry, worked on the cast. The bronze figure is dated 1863.

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Details

Catalog: No. 292
Date: 1860
Place: Washington, D.C.
Archive: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs

Source: Library of Congress, Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs, LC-DIG-ppmsca-88933. No known restrictions on publication.

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Paper: 100% cotton rag archival paper
Inks: Pigment inks
Glazing: UV acrylic. Museum anti-reflective acrylic is $49 more
Plate: Engraved brass, with the story and an optional personal line
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Size guide

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