2000.175.7 © 2001 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Bishop John Williams, Hartford

PhotographerPhotographed by Richard S. DeLamater American, 1833 - 1915

Datebefore 1899

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 7/8 x 3 15/16in. (15 x 10cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

DescriptionStudio portrait of an elderly man wearing eyeglasses. He appears to be wearing a dark silk chasuble over a white robe or surplice.

Object number2000.175.7

InscribedOn verso: "Bishop John Williams / of Connecticut - served 1851 - 1899 Confirmed mother, / Elizabeth K. Burr."

NotesSubject Note: John Williams was president of Trinity College, Hartford, from 1848 to 1853. In 1854 he moved to Middletown to become dean of Berkeley Divinity School. In 1865 he became the Episcopal Bishop of Connecticut.

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