Governor Saltonstall
DateProbably 1855
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 1/8 x 4 1/4in. (13 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (21.9 x 11.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 5/8 x 4 5/8in. (21.9 x 11.7cm)
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing an elaborate wig, a coat, and a stock
Object number2009.43.0
InscribedOn recto, inscribed in plate beneath image, "Gov. Saltonstall / Engraved for Hollister's History of Connecticut."On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Gurdon Saltonstall was born in Haverhill, Massachusetts. After graduating from Harvard, he became minister in New London, Connecticut. He was appointed Governor of Connecticut following the death of Fitz-John Winthrop in 1708. He served as Governor until his own death in 1724.
Dimensions Note: Sheet is trimmed within platemark.
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