Belle Mason Merrill
PhotographerPhotographed by
Thomas M.V. Doughty
(American, born 1823)
Dateafter 1857
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 1/8in. (8.9 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 7/16in. (10 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
Object number2012.233.78
DescriptionPortrait of a woman who is standing beside a chair with her right hand resting on the back of the chair. She has her hair pulled back and is wearing a long sleeved dress. There appears to be a column behind her.
NotesDate Note: The date is based on when the photographer, Thomas M. V. Doughty opened his studio in Winsted. (Ruocco, 4/21/12)Subject Note: Belle Mason Merrill may have been the wife of Henry C. Merrill of New Hartford, Connecticut. Census records list Merrill's wife's name as Mary, but Belle may have been a nickname. Merrill enlisted in the Union Army on August 13 1862 and mustered in on September 11 1862 as a private in the Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery. He was promoted to corporal on October 21 1864 and discharged on June 23 1865. (Ruocco, 04/21/12)
Status
Not on view
