William A. Buckingham, Governor of Connecticut
PrintmakerEngraved by
John Chester Buttre
American, 1821 - 1893
Date1858-1866
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 6 x 5 1/4in. (15.2 x 13.3cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 6 3/8in. (24.1 x 16.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 1/2 x 6 3/8in. (24.1 x 16.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt and stock.
Object number2009.58.0
InscribedOn recto, inscribed in plate beneath image, "[facsimile signature] Wm. Buckingham / WILLIAM A. BUCKINGHAM, / GOVERNOR OF CONNECTICUT. / Engraved Expressly for Abbott's Civil War."On verso, lower left, in pencil, "NEG #1865"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject note: William A. Buckingham was born in Lebanon, Connecticut and attended Bacon Academy in Colchester. He served as Mayor of Norwich from 1849 to 1850 and from 1856 to 1857 and as Governor of Connecticut from 1858 to 1866.
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