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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.63,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Elizabeth Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.63, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Elizabeth Hamersley

PhotographerPhotographed by William Kurtz 1833 - 1904
Dateabout 1870
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/16in. (8.9 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 5/16in. (8.9 x 5.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/8 x 2 1/2in. (10.5 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young woman with her hair in a bun. She is wearing pendant earings and and has a cameo brooch pinned to the collar of her dress.
Object number2011.63.63
InscribedOn verso, upper center, in pencil, "Miss Elizabeth/Hamersley"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Elizabeth James Hamersley was the daughter of William James Hamersley and the sister of Judge William Hamersley. She was born in Hartford about 1830. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
On View
Not on view
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.108, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Lucy Compton Street
about 1883
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.117,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Kurtz
about 1875
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.73  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1845
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.107, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Lucy Compton Street
1874 - 1878
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 1988.133.344, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Undetermin…
Horace Bushnell Cheney Sr.
about 1900
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.66  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Unknown
about 1900
Gift of Mrs. Byard Williams, 2008.37.87, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, Copyright U…
Anne Wells Cheney
1886 - 1888
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.82,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edwin P. Kellogg
1864-1869
Gift of William H. Bulkeley, 1964.12.7 © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Charles William Eldridge
probably 1825
Gift of Mrs. George Wells Cheney, Jr., 1991.54.145, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
Sarah Griffin
1920 - 1930