Gravestone of Thomas K. Brace and Mary J. Buel in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Date1935
MediumPhotography; gelatin silver print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (height x width): 4 x 2 11/16in. (10.2 x 6.8cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/8in. (11.7 x 8.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 5/8 x 3 3/8in. (11.7 x 8.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionCloseup view of a funerary monument. The base is inscribed in relief with the word "BRACE"; the surface of the monument is incised with the inscription: "THOMAS K. BRACE / BORN OCT. 14 1825 / DIED MARCH 6 1870 / MARY J. BUEL / HIS WIFE / BORN DEC. 11 1827 / DIED MARCH 2 1884"
Object number2011.63.154
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, upper right, "Monument in/Cedar Hill Cemetery / Hartford Conn / grandparents of Emily Collins Scranton"; lower left, "1935"; lower right, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Thomas K. Brace attended the Litchfield Law School and was a lawyer, judge, and representative from Hartford. He served as Mayor of Hartford from 1840 to 1843. Mary Jane Buel was his wife and the mother of Mary, Emily, and Julia Brace. After her husband died of consumption (tuberculosis) in 1870, Mrs. Brace raised her daughters as a single mother. (Ruocco, 03/24/12)On View
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Thomas Kimberly Brace
