I.W. Stuart in revolutionary war uniform, Hartford
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Date1858-1859
MediumPhotography; salt print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 8 1/4 x 5 7/8in. (21 x 15cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStudio portrait of an elderly man in Revolutionary War uniform, consisting of jacket with epaulets, belt, sash, breeches, boots and gaiters. He wears a three-cornered hat with a plume and holds a sword. He has a beard and mustache.
Object number2000.175.18
InscribedOn recto, lower left: "Hon. I.W. Stuart."On verso: "Hon. I.W. Stuart."NotesSubject Note: In 1850, I. W. Stuart was residing on Charter Oak Place. By the end of the decade he was boarding at the City Hotel. Stuart was among the founders of the Putnam Phalanx, whose members wore Revolutionary War uniforms. The Putnam Phalanx was founded in 1858.
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