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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.23 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Photograph of Amelia Jane Jerome
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.23 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Photograph of Amelia Jane Jerome

SubjectPortrait of Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins American, 1841 - 1929
MediumPhotography; albumen on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (photo height x width): 7 1/4 × 5 1/8in. (18.4 × 13cm)
Other (overall height x width): 10 × 8in. (25.4 × 20.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionBlack and white portrait photograph of Amelia Jane Jerome (6 November 1841 - 15 February 1929). She is sitting in a wooden chair and is wearing a dark-colored dress. The sleeves and collar are white. She is wearing a wedding ring. She has a ribbon in her hair. The portrait is oval-shaped.
Object number2015.62.23
InscribedVerso, handwritten in black ink: "Amelia Jane Jerome/ Mrs. W.S.C. Perkins"NotesAmelia Jane Jerome (1841-1929) was the daughter of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) and Hannah Darrow (1810-1895). She was the wife of William Sheldon Clark Perkins, M.D. (1837-1915). They had two children: Florence A. Perkins (1862-1956) and Charles H. Perkins, M.D. (1864-1936). She lived in Norwich, Conn.
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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.49a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.48 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.51 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.35 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hannah Darrow Jerome
1893
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.36a © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Hannah Darrow Jerome
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred H. Terry, 1959.11.2, Connecticut Historical Society, Copyright Unde…
Charlotte Perkins
1805-1810
Boy's Suit
Perkins French
about 1812
Full view of sword with scabbard
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
1862