Brother Arthur Damon
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1865
MediumCased photograph; ambrotype and watercolor on glass in leather-covered wood case with velvet pad, and metal mat, hinges and clasp
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (oval image height x width): 1 15/16 x 12 13/16in. (4.9 x 32.6cm)
Other (case height x width): 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8in. (7.3 x 3.5 x 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width): 2 7/8 x 1 3/8 x 5/8in. (7.3 x 3.5 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionBust-length studio portrait of a man with a beard, wearing a coat, vest, shirt, and necktie.
The front and back of the leather-covered case are blind-stamped with simple borders and simple gilt-stamped borders are on the inner edges. The tan velvet pad and the oval brass mat are both embossed with a stylized pattern of flowers and leaves.
The front and back of the leather-covered case are blind-stamped with simple borders and simple gilt-stamped borders are on the inner edges. The tan velvet pad and the oval brass mat are both embossed with a stylized pattern of flowers and leaves.
Object number2003.244.0
InscribedOn verso (of mat?), "Arthur Damon Died April 14 1883" (According to Skinner catalogue).On lower edge of case, in red acryllic paint, accession number.
NotesSubject Note: Brother Arthur Damon was the father of Thomas Damon, who spent 55 years in three different Shaker communities, including the Enfield, Connecticut, community. (Finlay 1/23/2004)
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Edmund Burke Kellogg
1850-1860
Samuel Peck
about 1860
about 1860
