Reverend Thomas Robbins
SubjectPortrait of
Reverend Thomas Robbins
(American, 1777 - 1856)
PhotographerPhotographed by
Webster & Popkins
(American, active 1864 - 1869)
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 15/16 × 2 3/8in. (10 × 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of George W. Tunis
DescriptionA carte-de-visite photograph of Reverend Thomas Robbins photographed by Webster & Popkins of Hartford. Robbins is seated in a turned chair and dressed in 18th century style clothing.
Object number1926.33.0
NotesSubject Note: According to the publication, "The Connecticut Historical Society, 1825-1975: A Brief Illustrated History" by Christopher P. Bickford, this CDV was made from a daguerreotype taken in 1846.
Related Note: The chair Robbins is seated in was bequeathed to the Connecticut Historical Society in 1856 by Reverend Thomas Robbins. The chair's accession number is 1856.1.8.On View
Not on viewRobbins Battell
Bond Manufacturing Co.