William James Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & Gage
(American, 1861 - 1865)
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; tintype on lacquered iron plate under glass with gilt mat in paper-covered wooden case with embossed dark red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 1/2 x 3 1/2in. (11.4 x 8.9cm)
Plate (height x width): 5 5/16 x 4 1/4in. (13.5 x 10.8cm)
Other (height x width): 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 9/16in. (14.9 x 12.1 x 1.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
Object number2011.63.75
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing eyeglasses and a jacket, shirt, and necktie.
The oval mat is surrounded by a double rule with a beaded design; the deep red velvet pad is undecorated; the front and back covers have a pebbled texture with a faint rectangular rule around the outer edge.
NotesSubject Note: William James Hamersley was married to Laura Sophia Cooke and was the father of Judge William Hamersley, Ogden Hamersley, Elizabeth Hamersley, and Sophia Hamersley. William James Hamersley was twice mayor of Hartford (1852, 1862) as well as editor fo the American Mercury and a partner in Belknap & Hamersley, a Hartford firm that published works by Horace Bushnell and Lydia Sigourney. (Ruocco 03/10/12)The oval mat is surrounded by a double rule with a beaded design; the deep red velvet pad is undecorated; the front and back covers have a pebbled texture with a faint rectangular rule around the outer edge.
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