Chester Family Portraits
PhotographerPhotographed by
Bolles & Frisbie
(American, 1865 - 1880)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Jordan's New Style Pictures
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
John S. Craig
(American, 1943 - 2011)
Datebefore 1880
MediumPhotography; tintypes on lacquered iron plates in cardboard mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 13/16 x 1 5/8in. (7.1 x 4.1cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 x 1 7/8in. (7.6 x 4.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig
Object number2012.563.503-.505
DescriptionStudio portraits of a bearded man and two small children.
NotesSubject Note: The photographs were all taken by New London, Connecticut photographers and all depict people with the surname Chester, presuambly relatives. A Charles T. Chester born about 1876 appears in the Federal Census and may be the Charles T. Chester who is shown as an infant in one of the tintypes.Status
Not on view
