Skip to main content
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.82,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Mrs. William James Hamersley
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.82, © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Mrs. William James Hamersley

PhotographerPhotographed by Edwin P. Kellogg American, 1830 - 1902
Date1864-1869
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 15/16 x 2 3/8in. (10 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of an older woman wearing a bonnet A brooch is pinned to the lace collar of her dress.
Object number2011.63.82
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Mrs. Wm James Hamersley/Hartford, Conn/(great-grandmother/of Jane Hamersley)"

On verso lower left, in pencil, "[Laura Sophia Cooke]"

On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession number
NotesSubject Note: Laura Sophia Cooke was the wife of William James Hamersley and was the mother of Judge William Hamersley and his siblings. She was born on March 18, 1805 and died in 1869. (Ruocco, 03/10/12)
On View
Not on view
1964.42.1.17  © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Edwin P. Kellogg
about 1892
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.63,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
William Kurtz
about 1870
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.32  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Charles T. Stuart
about 1885
Gift of Ralph Secord, 1947.1.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No known copyright
Charles Noel Flagg
1890
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.74,   © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Prescott & Gage
1861-1865
Gift of the Goshen Historical Society, 1979.74.4, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain
Daniel P. Ramsdell
1886
2003.170.1  © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Frank H. Lee
after 1889
Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.56  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Jose Maria Mora
1882-1883