Oliver Wells
SubjectPortrait of
Oliver Wells
American, 1807 - 1875
MediumPhotography; daguerreotype on silver-coated copper plate under glass with gilt mat in metal frame
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (overall height x width): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4in. (9.2 × 8.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Daniel Piotrowski in memory of Horace W. Sellers III
DescriptionBlack and white framed daguerreotype of Oliver Wells, father of Mary (Maria) Wells Pendleton. He appears to be middle-aged in the photo. The frame is embossed with flowers.
Object number2016.100.115
InscribedVerso, handwritten in pencil: "Oliver Welles"Verso, handwritten in blue ink on white label: "Oliver Welles, father/ of Mary Maria Welles/ (born July 9, 1837) who/ married Cyrus Henry/ Pendleton July 9, 1866/ Hebron, Connecticut"
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Lydia Brown Wells
Jane Wells
Harriet Newell Darrow
Curtis Keeney
Rev. Curtis Keeney
David Allen Starr
Mary Wells Pendleton
Jane Darrow Keeney
Capt. Asahel Pember