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Bequest of George Austin Clark, 1908.5.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
Engraved portrait of Reverend David Avery
Bequest of George Austin Clark, 1908.5.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Engraved portrait of Reverend David Avery

Date1852-1870
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass in brass mat package in wooden case covered in leather; velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 3/4in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of George Austin Clark
DescriptionSixth plate ambrotype of an engraving of Reverend David Avery. He has long hair that is thinning on top. He is wearing a dark jacket and white stock.
Object number1908.5.0
On View
Not on view
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Unknown
1860-1870
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Unknown
1855-1857
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Unknown
1840-1855
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Amos Beecher
about 1860
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Samuel Bicknell
1845-1856
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Unknown
1840-1850
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Fanny Gaylord Bissell
1845-1855