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Gift of Alice G. Tuttle, 1933.38.2  © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Esther Towe Tuttle
Gift of Alice G. Tuttle, 1933.38.2 © 2014 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Esther Towe Tuttle

SubjectPortrait of Esther Rowe Tuttle American, 1801 - 1873
PhotographerPhotographed by Prescott & Gage American, 1861 - 1865
Date1861-1865
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): 4 1/4 x 2 7/16in. (10.8 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Alice G. Tuttle
DescriptionFormal studio portrait of an elderly woman seated in a chair, holding an open book in her lap. She is wearing a dress with full sleeves and a full skirt and a cap.
Object number1933.38.2
InscribedOn verso, in black ink, "For my Sister, Elizabeth. / Esther Rowe Tuttle."; in different hand, "Born Jan 23-1801 / Died 1873"; lower right, in pencil, old and new accession numbersNotesDate Note: The photograph is dated based on the dates the photographers were in business. Esther Tuttle appears to be the correct age based on her life dates, and the costume is around the 1860s. (Lee 6/6/2014)
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