Stephen Walkley, Jr.
PhotographerPhotographed by
Major Moulthrop
Original OwnerOriginally owned by
Stephen Walkley Jr.
American, 1832 - 1915
Date1861 or 1863
MediumPhotography; albmen print on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/16in. (8.7 x 5.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/16in. (8.7 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 1/16in. (8.7 x 5.2cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 3/8in. (9.8 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Abbott L. Cummings
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait depicts a man standing with his left hand resting on the back of an ornately carved upholstered chair. He has a beard and wears a military uniform jacket, vest, and trousers.
Object number2007.68.8
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "(1832-1915) / [duplicates of this / carte-de-visite / identify the pho / tographer as 'M. Moulthrop, Phenix / Building, 298 Chapel / Street, New Haven, / Ct.' but give conflicting dates: one / says 1861, another / 1863 ae. 31.]" ; in another hand, in pencil, "Stephen Walkley Jr."; lower right, in pencil, accession number.NotesConstituent Note: The photographer of this photograph is not identified on it, but other copies bear the imprint of M. Moulthrop. (Note by Abbott L. Cummings on verso of card)Date Note: The photograph is undated, but two other copies are dated. One says "1861," the other "1863, ae. 31." (Note by Abbott L. Cummings on verso of card)
On View
Not on view
Doremus' Gallery of Art
about 1865
