William James Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
Prescott & Gage
American, 1861 - 1865
Date1861-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionThree-quarter length studio portrait of a man sitting sideways in a chair. His right arm leans on the back of the chair and his right hand rests on his head. His legs are crossed. He is wearing eyeglasses, a long, double-breasted coat and trousers. He has a beard and mustache.
Object number2011.63.74
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Wm. J. Hamersley"On verso, lower left, in black ink, "(Father of Judge Wm Hamersley/ + great-grandfather of/Jane Hamersley)"
On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: William James Hamersley was married to Laura Sophia Cooke and was the father of Judge William Hamersley, Ogden Hamersley, Elizabeth Hamersley, and Sophia Hamersley. William James Hamersley was twice mayor of Hartford (1852, 1862) as well as editor fo the American Mercury and a partner in Belknap & Hamersley, a Hartford firm that published works by Horace Bushnell and Lydia Sigourney. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
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