Silas Chapman, with a Dog
Date1872-1889
MediumPhotography; collodion print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 5 3/4 x 3 7/8in. (14.6 x 9.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 3 7/8in. (14.6 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 3/4 x 3 7/8in. (14.6 x 9.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)
Credit LineGift of H. Thomas Cornelius
DescriptionStudio portrait of a young man with a beard and mustache posing with a dog in front of a painted studio backdrop. The man is wearing a double-breasted overcoat with a handkerchief in the breast pocket. The dog appears to be a Newfoundland or Labrador.
Object number2009.86.1
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "[John L. Wilson]"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Silas Chapman was born about 1845 and died about 1925. He spent his entire life in Hartford where he ran an insurance agency. He sometimes appears as Silas Chapman, Jr. because his father was also named Silas Chapman. (Finlay 3/3/2012)On View
Not on viewlate 19th-early 20th century