John Allen
PhotographerPhotographed by
Hobart
American
Datelate 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 5 1/2 x 3 13/16in. (14 x 9.7cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 3/16in. (16.4 x 10.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of a man wearing a coat, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.63.100
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "John Allen / of N. York & Saybrook/ Father of Jane/J. Allen/ Mrs. Wm Hamersley / of Hartford"; in pencil, "Jane Hamersley Wright's/gr. grandfather"On verso, lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Allen was born on February 6, 1815. He was a member of the Connecticut State Senate in 1863-1864 and 1884-1885. He was married to Mary Allen and was the father of Jane Allen, who married Judge William Hamersley in 1882. He is the great grandfather of Jane Hamersley Wright. The Allen family lived in Saybrook. He died on June 17, 1901. (Ruocco, 03/22/12)
Date Note: Although this photograph appears to date to the latter part of the nineteenth century, it is probably a copy of an earlier portrait photograph of John Allen, possibly taken in the 1860s. (Finlay 3/27?2012)
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