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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.47 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Captain Asahel Pember
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.47 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Captain Asahel Pember

Subject (American, 1805 - 1861)
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in a wooden and velvet case with cream silk pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (photo height x width): 2 × 1 1/2in. (5.1 × 3.8cm) Other (height x width of open case): 3 × 5in. (7.6 × 12.7cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
Object number2015.62.47
DescriptionDaguerreotype of Captain Asahel Pember (1805-1861). He is sitting with his legs crossed and is holding a book in his lap. The case is covered in green velvet.
NotesCaptain Asahel Pember (1805-1861) married Mary Ann Darrow (1818-1868) in 1852. Mary was the daughter of John Darrow (1781-1875) and Hannah Chappell (1780-1859).
Status
Not on view
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.42 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
John Rogers Jerome
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.44 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Rev. Curtis Keeney
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.48  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Samuel Root
1851-1853
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.79  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
before 1864
Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.111 © 2016 The Connectic ...
Jane Wells
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.45 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Jane Darrow Keeney
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.51 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.54 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
David Allen Starr
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.30 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Harriet Newell Darrow
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.43 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Curtis Keeney