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Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.46.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
Jos. R. Hawley
Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.46.0 © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Jos. R. Hawley

PrintmakerEngraved by H. B. Hall & Sons American, active 1860 - 1884
Date1873-1876
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 7/8 x 3 3/8in. (9.8 x 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 x 5 3/4in. (21.6 x 14.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie
Object number2009.46.0
InscribedOn recto, engraved facsimile signature beneath image, "Jos. R. Hawley" / PRESIDENT U.S. CENTENNIAL COMMISSION"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Joseph R. Hawley was editor of the Hartford Courant, a Civil War general, and Governor of Connecticut. He served as president of the United States Centennial Commission which organized the Centenniel Exposition, which took place in Philadelphia in 1876.
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Thomas P. Kugelman, 2011.32.29  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    H. B. Hall's Sons
    late 19th century
    Gift of Thomas P. Kugelman, 2011.32.30  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    H. B. Hall's Sons
    late 19th century
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.25  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    H. B. Hall's Sons
    after 1860
    Gift of Dina Jorge, 2002.109.1, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
    William B. Lloyd
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.47.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    Unknown
    late 19th century
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.57.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    Stephen Alonzo Schoff
    about 1870
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.55.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    Henry Bryan Hall Sr.
    mid 19th century
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.40.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    Henry Bryan Hall Sr.
    mid 19th century
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.52.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    John Chester Buttre
    about 1855
    Dinner Plate
    John Hall & Sons
    1822-1832