Brother Arthur Damon
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1865
MediumCased photograph; ambrotype and watercolor on glass in leather-covered wood case with velvet pad, and metal mat, hinges and clasp
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (oval image height x width): 1 15/16 x 12 13/16in. (4.9 x 32.6cm)
Other (case height x width): 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8in. (7.3 x 3.5 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
Object number2003.244.0
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a man with a beard, wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie.
The front and back of the leather-covered case are blind-stamped with simple borders and simple gilt-stamped borders are on the inner edges. The tan velvet pad and the oval brass mat are both embossed with a stylized pattern of flowers and leaves.
NotesSubject Note: Brother Arthur Damon was the father of Thomas Damon, who spent 55 years in three different Shaker communities, including the Enfield, Connecticut, community. (Finlay 1/23/2004)The front and back of the leather-covered case are blind-stamped with simple borders and simple gilt-stamped borders are on the inner edges. The tan velvet pad and the oval brass mat are both embossed with a stylized pattern of flowers and leaves.
Status
Not on view
Edmund Burke Kellogg
1850-1860
about 1860
