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Metadata
Catalog Number |
CDV045 |
Object Name |
Carte-de-visite |
Artist |
Unknown |
Artist's Role |
Artist |
Title |
The Jury of the Beecher-Tilton Trial |
Description |
Carte-de-visite depicting "The Jury of the Beecher-Tilton Trial," reproduced from an artistic rendering, publisher unknown. The image shows the twelve men seated together in the jury box. |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place of Origin |
Unknown |
Date |
ca. 1875 |
Green-Wood Connection |
In an 1875 scandal, Henry Ward Beecher (1813-1887) was tried on charges that he had committed adultery with a friend's wife, Elizabeth Tilton (1834-1897). Beecher is interred at Green-Wood (Lot 25911, Sec. 140), as is Elizabeth Tilton (Lot 18485, Sec. 51). |
Dimensions |
H-4 W-2.5 inches |
People |
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887 Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907 (Not G-W) Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, 1834-1897 |
Subjects |
Cartes de visite Juries |
Search Terms |
Case of Henry Ward Beecher Beecher-Tilton Scandal |