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Image Not Available for Family of Reverend Walter Chamberlin and Elizabeth Sharpe Chamberlin
Family of Reverend Walter Chamberlin and Elizabeth Sharpe Chamberlin
Image Not Available for Family of Reverend Walter Chamberlin and Elizabeth Sharpe Chamberlin

Family of Reverend Walter Chamberlin and Elizabeth Sharpe Chamberlin

Dateabout 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 3 5/8 x 2 1/8in. (9.2 x 5.4cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 4 3/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.6 x 6.4cm) or smaller
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of the Reverend Walter Chamberlin, his wife Elizabeth, and their two sons, Elbert and Heddie. The parents' portraits are bust-length; the father has long sideburns and the mother wears a jacket with ornamental rosettes on it and a brooch pinned to her collar. The two boys are shown standing, full-length, wearing identical short jackets and trousers. One boy holds a cap in his hand.
Object number2003.170.4-.7
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, names of subjects; lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: Elizabeth Sharpe married the Reverend Walter Chamberlin. The couple lived in Paterson, New Jersey. (Finlay 4/29/2011)
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