Charles Edwin Bulkeley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Augustus Washington
(American, 1820 - 1875)
SubjectPortrait of
Charles Edwin Bulkeley
(American, 1835 - 1864)
Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silvered copper plate in leather case with gilt mat and embossed red velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 5/8 × 2 1/8in. (6.7 × 5.4cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 1/8 × 2 1/2in. (7.9 × 6.4cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 11/16 × 6 3/8 × 1/2in. (9.4 × 16.2 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
Object number1960.138.3
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a boy wearing a shirt, necktie, and coat.
Velvet pad has a scrollwork design.
Leather sides of case blind-stamped with a vase of flowers within a cartouche surrounded by strapwork.
NotesSubject Note: Charles Edwin Bulkeley (1835-1864) was the son of Eliphalet Adams Bulkeley and his wife Lydia Smith Morgan Bulkeley. He was born on 16 December 1835. A lawyer by trade, he enlisted in the United States Army on 18 December 1861. On 16 January 1864, he was promoted to the rank of Captain. He died, apparently of illness, in February 1864 and is buried at Cedar Hill.Velvet pad has a scrollwork design.
Leather sides of case blind-stamped with a vase of flowers within a cartouche surrounded by strapwork.
Status
Not on view
