John Mappin
PhotographerPhotographed by
Cross
American
Date1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a young man wearing a Union uniform. He is seated sideways in a wooden armchair.
Object number2012.233.47
InscribedOn verso, in brown ink, "yours truly / John Mappin / Naugatuck / Conn. / Co. J 1st C.V.A. / fort scott / Va"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: John Mappin of Naugatuck enlisted and mustered in as a private in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery on January 5 1865. He deserted on August 1 1865. (Finlay 4/20/2012)On View
Not on view
Cross
