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Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.68 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Asa Wightman
Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.68 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Asa Wightman

MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass in gold frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 1 7/8 × 1 3/8in. (4.8 × 3.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers
DescriptionPortrait of Asa Wightman (1821-1858). Photo is a head-shot. Encased in a gold frame.
Object number2015.62.68
NotesAsa Wightman (1821-1858) married Adeline Darrow (1822-1876) in 1843. Asa Wightman was a representative of Waterford. Adeline Darrow is the daughter of John Darrow (1781-1878) and Hannah Chappell (1778-1859).
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Collection of Morgan B. Brainard, Gift of Mrs. Morgan B. Brainard, 1961.63.51  © 2011 The Conne…
    Asa Wightman
    1815-1824
    Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.115 © 2016 The Connectic…
    Oliver Wells
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.30, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No…
    Harriet Newell Darrow
    Gift of Roger M. and Maria C. Rogers, 2015.62.51 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
    Gift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III, 2016.100.116 © 2016 The Connectic…
    Lydia Brown Wells
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.48  © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Samuel Root
    1851-1853
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.187  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Gift of Elizabeth W. Temple, 2011.63.182  © 2013 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Gift of Roger and Maria C. Rogers, 2013.221.10, Connecticut Historical Society, Public Domain.
    Julia Wightman Starr
    about 1869
    Gift of Dr.  & Mrs. Thomas P. Kugelman, 2012.411.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Henry H. Bartlett
    about 1855