Robert Hitchcock Canfield, Hartford
PhotographerPhotographed by
Horace L. Bundy
American, 1839 - 1918
Dateabout 1895
MediumPhotography; platinum print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 5 1/8 x 3 15/16in. (13 x 10cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
DescriptionStudio portrait of an elderly man with a beard and mustache, wearing eyeglasses. He also wears a skullcap, a jacket and a ring. He appears to be reading. He sits in what appears to be a Chippendale armchair.
Object number2000.175.31
InscribedOn verso: ""Picture of / Robert Hitchcock Canfield of Hartford / by Bundy."NotesSubject Note: In the 1890s, Robert H. Canfield is listed in the city directories as residing at 775 Main Street, Hartford. No occupation is given and he was presumably retired. Earlier he appears as a tailor, residing at the same address and working at 265 Main Street. He died in 1904.Subject Terms
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