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Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.70  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Four Women, possibly including Elizabeth Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.70 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Four Women, possibly including Elizabeth Hamersley

Dateabout 1875
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 5/16in. (8.7 x 5.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 7/16 x 2 5/16in. (8.7 x 5.9cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 1/16 x 2 1/2in. (10.3 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of four women. Three women are seated, the fourth is standing. Three women wear hats. The woman on the left wears a cape. A painted studio backdrop is in the background.
Object number2011.63.70
InscribedOn verso, center, in pencil, "[illegible word] in the right/hand corner/Jane Hamersley Wright's/great-aunt, Miss/Hamersley"; 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. This photograph may have been taken during a European trip. (Finlay 3/14/2012)
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