George N. Downs
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1862-1863
MediumPhotography; tintype and watercolor on lacquered iron plate beneath glass with brass mat in pressed paper-covered wooden case with velvet pad
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 1 3/4 x 1 3/8in. (4.4 x 3.5cm)
Plate (height x width): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4in. (5.7 x 4.4cm)
Other (height x width): 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 9/16in. (7.3 x 6 x 1.4cm)
Plate (height x width): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4in. (5.7 x 4.4cm)
Other (height x width): 2 7/8 x 2 3/8 x 9/16in. (7.3 x 6 x 1.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a young man wearing a Civil War uniform.
Object number2010.57.1
InscribedOn lower edge of case, in white paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: George N. Downs was born about 1842. He served with the Twenty-Second Connecticut Volunteer Infantry from 20 September 1862 to 7 July 1863. He was from Wethersfield. (Finlay 2/1/2011)Subject Terms
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