Bishop and Mrs. Brownell, 114 Asylum Street, Hartford
Datebefore 1865
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper no cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 7 1/16 x 9 1/16in. (18 x 23cm)
DescriptionWoman and elderly man seated in an interior. He wears eyeglasses, a suit, vest and clerical collar. She wears a cap and what appears to be a crinoline. Books, a marble urn and a container in the shape of a shell are on a table with a floral tablecloth. Additional books and a vase are on a bookcase. Additional vases and candelabra with hanging prisms are on the mantle of a marble fireplace. A carpet with a floral pattern is on the floor.
Object number2000.175.33
NotesSubject Note: Thomas Church Brownell was the Episcopal bishop of Connecticut from 1819 to 1865 and the first president of Trinity College. He died in 1865.On View
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