Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.2 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Lugrand Sharpe

Dateabout 1870

MediumPhotography; ablumen print on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 5/16in. (10 x 5.9cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of John Heckman

DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, and trousers. His right elbow rests on table covered with a tablecloth. A painted studio backdrop depicts a fluted column and a paneled wall.

Object number2003.170.2

NotesSubject Note: Lugrand Sharpe was born in Ridgefield, CT on June 1, 1797. His father died when he was eight years old and he learned the trade of shoemaking. He married Olive M. Booth, the daughter of a cabinetmaker, in 1823. He converted to Methodism and was active in the Methodist community in Southford. He later moved to Humphreyville, then to Seymour. He died in 1876. (Finlay 4/29/2011)

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