Charles Wilkes Commander U.S.N.
date: label: Date made
content: 1845
name: label: Associated Name
content: Wilkes, Charles
label: printer
content: Sherman, C.
label: graphic artist
content: Dodson, R.W.
label: original artist
content: Sully, Thomas
label: publisher
content: Lea & Blanchard
label: Maker
content: Hale, Horatio
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: This engraved printing plate was prepared to print a portrait image of "Charles Wilkes, U.S.N." for the publication "The Narrative of the United States Exploring Expedition, During the Years 1838, 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842," 1844, Volume 1, frontispiece. The image was produced after a portrait by Thomas Sully by R. W. Dodson.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
topic: label: Subject
content: Naval History
label: related event
content: U.S. Exploring Expedition
setName: label: See more items in
content: Work and Industry: Graphic Arts
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content: Wilkes Blocks
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1999.0145.311
label: accession number
content: 1999.0145
label: catalog number
content: 1999.0145.311
objectType: label: Object Name
content: plate, printing
label: Object Type
content: Engraving
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: steel (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33.3 cm x 25.6 cm; 13 1/8 in x 10 1/16 in