Colonel George Perkins Bissell
SubjectPortrait of
Colonel George Perkins Bissell
American, 1827 - 1891
PhotographerPhotographed by
Wilson Brothers
American
DateNovember 1862
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 1/2 x 2 3/16in. (8.9 x 5.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 3/16in. (9.5 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
Sheet (height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 3/16in. (9.5 x 5.6cm)
Mount (height x width): 4 x 2 7/16in. (10.2 x 6.2cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineThe Newman S. Hungerford Museum Fund
DescriptionFull-length studio portrait of a man wearing a Civil War uniform including a cap, a coat, and trousers. He has a beard and mustache, and his arms are crossed. A sword is at his side.
Object number2006.14.0
InscribedOn verso, in pencil: upper left, "Nov 62"; at center, "Colonel G. P. B. / Nov. 1862."; at lower right, accession number. At center in black ink is, "Col. George Perkins Bissell".Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
Idelle Perkins
William Sheldon Clark Perkins
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
Amelia Jane Jerome Perkins
William Sheldon Clark Perkins
