Henry Wurtz
date: label: date made
content: 1867
notes: label: Description
content: Henry Wurtz (1828-1910) was an American chemist who taught at various colleges, ran a consulting laboratory in New York, and edited the <i>American Gas-Light Journal</i>. This three-quarter bust pencil portrait is signed “Gussie Wurtz / Dumbarton / June 5th 1867.” It was done by his wife, Augusta Harrison Clark Wurtz.
label: Description
content: Ref: “Henry Wurtz” in <i>American National Biography</i>.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: Subject
content: Science & Scientific Instruments
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content: Medicine and Science: Chemistry
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Richard Wurtz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0089.01
label: accession number
content: 1997.0089
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0089.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Portrait
label: Object Name
content: Portrait of Henry Wurtz
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: canvas (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 77.5 cm x 63.5 cm x 5.1 cm; 30 1/2 in x 25 in x 2 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 30 5/16 in x 25 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 76.99375 cm x 64.135 cm x 4.445 cm