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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.63,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elizabeth Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.63, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Elizabeth Hamersley

Photographer (1833 - 1904)
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/16in. (8.9 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/16in. (8.9 x 5.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 x 2 1/2in. (10.5 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young woman with her hair in a bun. She is wearing pendant earings and and has a cameo brooch pinned to the collar of her dress.
Object number2011.63.63
NotesSubject Note: Elizabeth James Hamersley was the daughter of William James Hamersley and the sister of Judge William Hamersley. She was born in Hartford about 1830. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
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