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Gift of Thomas P. Kugelman, 2011.32.30  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Portrait of A. W. Collins
Gift of Thomas P. Kugelman, 2011.32.30 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Portrait of A. W. 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): 6 1/2 x 9 3/8in. (16.5 x 23.8cm)
Plate (height x width): 10 x 7in. (25.4 x 17.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 16 x 12in. (40.6 x 30.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. Thomas P. Kugelman
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.32.30
InscribedOn recto, facsimile signature beneath image, in black ink, "A. W. Collins"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: No A. W. Collins appears among Erastus Collins's immediate relations. Erastus Collins's father was Amos Morris Collins (1788-1858) and it is possible that he is the subject of this engraved portrait.
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 Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.25  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    H. B. Hall's Sons
    after 1860
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.57.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    Stephen Alonzo Schoff
    about 1870
    Connecticut Historical Society collection, 2009.46.0  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society…
    H. B. Hall & Sons
    1873-1876
    Gift of the estate of Annie Eliot Trumbull, 1950.5.279  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Socie…
    John B. Forrest
    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, 2009.55.0  © 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
    Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard, 1959.81.82  © 2010 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    John B. Forrest
    after 1848