Mrs. William James Hamersley
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)
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)
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 numberNotesSubject 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)
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