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Portrait of A. W. Collins
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Portrait of A. W. Collins

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)
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.
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