Family of David Watson Sharpe
PhotographerPhotographed by
Mathew Brady
American, 1823 - 1896
PhotographerPhotographed by
John W. Storrs
American, active 1865 - 1882
PhotographerPhotographed by
Daniel P. Ramsdell
American, active 1863 - 1889
Datemid 19th-late 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite or cabinet card mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 3 7/8in. (7.6 x 9.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/8in. (16.5 x 10.5cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/8in. (16.5 x 10.5cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of David Watson Sharpe, his wife, Emily Jane (Lewis) Sharpe, and their son, Lewis Sharpe. David Watson Sharpe is wearing a Civil War uniform.
Object number2003.170.14-.16
Inscribed2003.170.14: on verso, in black ink, "Emily Jane (Lewis) / Sharpe (of Monroe) / m. David Watson Sharpe / ch. Grace Olive Sharpe / m. James G. McKay / of Seymour / Lewis Lugrand / m. Lottie Hunt / of Guilford"; lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: David Watson Sharpe served in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. (Finlay 4/29/2011)On View
Not on view
Doremus' Gallery of Art
about 1865
James M. Gillmore
