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Colonel George Perkins Bissell
Colonel George Perkins Bissell

Colonel George Perkins Bissell

Subject (American, 1827 - 1891)
Photographer (American)
DateNovember 1862
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 3/16in. (9.5 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a man wearing a Civil War uniform including a cap, a coat, and trousers. He has a beard and mustache, and his arms are crossed. A sword is at his side.
Object number2006.14.0
On View
Not on view
Full view of sword with scabbard
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
1862
Baptismal Dress
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
about 1810-1825
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.50a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Sheldon Clark Perkins
Gift of Helen L. Perkins, 1949.5.0  Photograph by David Stansbury.  © 2009 The Connecticut Hist…
Charlotte Perkins
1810-1815
Perkins Family Coat of Arms
Charlotte Perkins
about 1804
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.48 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.49a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
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, 2015.62.75 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Sheldon Clark Perkins
Bed Jacket
Mrs. George W. Perkins
about 1820-1825