Gift of Thomas P. Kugelman, 2011.32.29 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portrait of Erastus Collins

PrintmakerEngraved by H. B. Hall's Sons American, active 1884 - 1899

Datelate 19th century

MediumEngraving; printer's ink on chine colle on wove paper

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 x 4in. (10.2 x 10.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 9 3/8 x 6 3/8in. (23.8 x 16.2cm)
Plate (height x width): 9 3/4 x 6 5/8in. (24.8 x 16.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 12in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas P. Kugelman

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie.

Object number2011.32.29

InscribedOn recto, facsimile signature beneath image, in black ink, "Erastus Collins"

On verso, upper left, in blue ink, "Property of C. W. Page - 94 Woodland St."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Erastus Collins was born in Blandford, MA on February 10, 1815 and came to Hartford with his father, Amos Morris Collins, in 1819. He worked for his father's dry goods business, and later became a director of the Aetna Insurance Company, a director and vice-president of Hartford Hospital, and a director of the American School for the Deaf. He was among the promoters of the Harford & Wethersfield Horse Railroad and Cedar Hill Cemetery. He died in Hartford on April 8, 1880. (Ruocco, 04/6/12)

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