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Gift of Eleanor Bissell, 1960.22.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyri…
Thomas Bissell
Gift of Eleanor Bissell, 1960.22.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Thomas Bissell

Date1840-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-plated copper plate in brass mat package in leather-covered wooden case; red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Eleanor Bissell
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Thomas Bissell by an unknown photographer. Bissell is pictured in old age. He is wearing a coat with wide lapels over what may be a double-breasted waistcoat (otherwise, he is wearing an overcoat over a double-breasted jacket) and a dark stock tie over an upturned collar. His thinning hair is worn slightly long, and he has long sideburns.
Object number1960.22.16
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