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Governor George Nixon Briggs of Massachusetts

Governor George Nixon Briggs of Massachusetts

(American, active 1843–62)
(American, 1808–1901)
about 1848–49
Medium/TechniquePhotograph, daguerreotype
DimensionsImage: 20.4 x 15.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.)
Plate: 21.9 x 16.4 cm (8 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Edward Southworth Hawes in memory of his father Josiah Johnson Hawes
Accession number43.1390
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPhotographs
InscriptionsVerso, in graphite: "Gov. Briggs of Mass"
ProvenanceEdward Southworth Hawes; gift to MFA December 9, 1943.
Portrait of a Woman in Nine Oval Views
Portrait of a Woman in Nine Oval Views
Southworth and Hawes
1855–61
Cornelius Conway Felton
Cornelius Conway Felton
Southworth and Hawes
about 1855–60
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
Nathaniel Prentiss Banks
Southworth and Hawes
1852
Reverend William T. Smithett
Reverend William T. Smithett
Southworth and Hawes
1853
Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hays
Charlotte Cushman and Matilda Hays
Southworth and Hawes
about 1855
Benjamin F. French
Benjamin F. French
Southworth and Hawes
about 1850
Miss Hodges of Salem
Miss Hodges of Salem
Southworth and Hawes
1845–61
Dr. Edward Norris Kirk, First Pastor of Mt. Vernon Congregational Church
Dr. Edward Norris Kirk, First Pastor of Mt. Vernon Congregational Church
Southworth and Hawes
1845–61
Lola Montez
Lola Montez
Southworth and Hawes
probably 1851
Lemuel Shaw, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court (Seated, Turned Three-Quarters to the Right)
Lemuel Shaw, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Court (Seated, Turned Three-Quarters to the Right)
Southworth and Hawes
1845–61
Charles Sumner
Charles Sumner
Southworth and Hawes
1845–61
Statue of General Joseph Warren, Charlestown, by Henry Dexter,
Statue of General Joseph Warren, Charlestown, by Henry Dexter,
Southworth and Hawes
around 1851