John H. Nolan
PhotographerPhotographed by
Filley & Gilbert
American
Date1862-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image 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 7/8 x 2 1/2in. (9.8 x 6.4cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/8 x 2 1/8in. (8.6 x 5.4cm)
Mount (height x width): 3 7/8 x 2 1/2in. (9.8 x 6.4cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionFull-length portrait of a young man wearing a coat, vest, and trousers. He his standing on a patterned carpet or floorcloth, with his hand resting on the back of a wood chair with what appears to be a needlepoint seat. Drapery is at the left; wainscoting and a pilaster may be part of a painted backdrop.
Object number2012.233.26
InscribedOn verso, upper margin, in black ink, "John H. Nolan / Hospital Steward / 20th Conn. Vols."; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John H. Nolan of New Haven served as a hospital steward with the Twentieth Connecticut Volunteer Infantry. He mustered in on September 8 1862 and mustered out on June 13 1865. (Finlay 4/17/2012)On View
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