John Lilly
PhotographerPhotographed by
Cross
American
Date1864-1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (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 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2in. (8.3 x 5.1cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 3/8in. (10.2 x 6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Clifford T. Alderman Collection
DescriptionFull-length portrait of a young man standing with his left hand on his hip and his right arm resting on a studio prop in the form of a tree stump. He is wearing a Union uniform. A painted studio backdrop is in the background.
Object number2012.233.67
InscribedOn verso, upper left, in black ink, "yours truly/John Lilly/Danbury/Conn/Co F 1st Conn Artilary/ fort Richardson/Virginia"; lower right, in pencil, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Lilly was from Danbury, Connecticut and enlisted and was mustered into the First Regiment Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery Company F on January 5, 1864 as a private. On June 26, 1865 he was promoted to Corporal, but had his ranks reduced on September 23, 1865 and was mustered out in September 1865. (Ruocco, 04/14/12)On View
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