Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.32 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mary Lyman Collins

PhotographerPhotographed by Charles T. Stuart American, 1856 - 1902

Dateabout 1885

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper, on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 6 3/8 x 4 1/8in. (16.2 x 10.5cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/4in. (16.5 x 10.8cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a woman wearing a white bonnet and a dress with a lace collar. An oval brooch is pinned at her throat.

Object number2011.63.32

InscribedOn verso, in penicl "Mary Lyman Collins born/June 27, 1787. died May 8, 1970/ daughter of Col. Moses Lyman/ wife of Amos Morris Collins";lower right, in pencil, acession number.NotesSubject Note: Mary Lyman was born in Goshen, CT on 27 June 1787. She was the daughter of Col. Moses Lyman. She married Erastus Collins on 8 May 1811. Their children included Erastus Collins. Mary Lyman Collins died in Hartford on 8 May 1870. (Ruocco, 2/25/12)

Date Note: Although Charles T. Stuart took this photograph in the 1870s, the portrait on which it is based appears to be much earlier. (Ruocco, 2/25/12)

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