Oliver Wells
SubjectPortrait of
Oliver Wells
(American, 1807 - 1875)
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4in. (9.2 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionBlack and white framed daguerreotype of Oliver Wells, father of Mary (Maria) Wells Pendleton. He appears to be middle-aged in the photo. The frame is embossed with flowers.
Object number2016.100.115
On View
Not on viewLydia Brown Wells
Jane Wells
Harriet Newell Darrow
Curtis Keeney
Rev. Curtis Keeney
David Allen Starr
John Rogers Jerome
Jane Darrow Keeney
Capt. Asahel Pember
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins