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Gift of Terry Harlow, 2009.74.9  © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Grave of Harriet Wadsworth
Gift of Terry Harlow, 2009.74.9 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Grave of Harriet Wadsworth

Date1992
MediumPhotography; color photographs on paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/2in. (12.4 x 8.9cm)
Sheet (height x width): 4 7/8 x 3 1/2in. (12.4 x 8.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Terry Harlow
DescriptionA grave monument in the form of an inscribed stone slab resting on brick supports is situated in a cemetery surrounded by other monuments. Palm trees and other tropical foliage appear in some photographs. An elderly man wearing eyeglasses appears in some photographs.
Object number2009.74.7-.10
NotesSubject Note: Daniel Wadsworth took his sister Harriet to Bermuda in 1792 in the hope that she would recover from tuberculosis in the warm climate. She died there in April 1793 and is buried in the churchyard of Saint Andrews Presbyterian Church in Hamilton. (Finlay 4/13/2009)
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