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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 © 2016 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    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 Dr.  & Mrs. Thomas P. Kugelman, 2012.411.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, …
    Henry H. Bartlett
    about 1855