Judge Hamersley
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Dateearly 20th century
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 8 3/8 x 5 15/16in. (21.3 x 15.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/8 x 5 15/16in. (21.3 x 15.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 3/8 x 5 15/16in. (21.3 x 15.1cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of an older man with a beard and mustache. He is wearing eyeglasses, a wool coat, shirt, and necktie.
Object number2011.63.104
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in pencil, "Judge Hamersley"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Judge William Hamersley was born in Hartford on September 9, 1839. He attended Trinity College and Harvard Law School. He served for many years as State's Attorney and later as a judge of the Superior Court and as a justice of the Supreme Court of Errors. He was twice married, first to Cynthia Williams and later (1882) to Jane Allen, of Old Saybrook. He died in Hartford on September 17, 1920. (Ruocco, 03/17/2012)Date Note: The photograph may be a copy of an oil painting, in which case it could date from after Hamersley's death in 1920. (Finlay 3/29/2012)
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