George D. Jerome
SubjectPortrait of
George Drisdale Jerome
American, 1816 - 1893
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 6 1/2 × 4 1/4in. (16.5 × 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionBlack and white portrait photograph of George Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893). Top half-of body. He has a beard and is wearing a suit jacket. Cabinet card.
Object number2015.62.34
InscribedRecto, handwritten in pencil: "XXXI"Verso, handwritten in black ink: "George D. Jerome/ Montville/ Conn./ Cab Wood/ 244T"
Verso, handwritten in pencil: "Father of Julia Jerome Starr"NotesGeorge Drisdale Jerome (1816-1893) is the son of Jesse Jerome (1780-1867) and Desire Rogers (1781-1830). He married Hannah Darrow (1810-1895) in 1836. They had four children: George Henry Jerome (1839-1930), Amelia Jane Jerome (1841-1929), Julia Wightman Jerome (1846-1942), and Albert E. Jerome (1849-1860). He lived in Waterford, Conn. and Montville, Conn.
Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
John Rogers Jerome
George Drisdale Jerome
George Henry Jerome
Hannah Darrow Jerome
George Henry Jerome
Eliza Starr Jerome
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins