Photograph album
SubjectOn the grave of
Horace Wells
1815 - 1848
Date2004
MediumPhotographs
DimensionsSheet (Photos 1-12 (height x width)): 6 × 4in. (15.2 × 10.2cm)
Sheet (Contributors label (height x width)): 4 × 8 1/2in. (10.2 × 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2in. (21.6 × 16.5cm)
Sheet (Contributors label (height x width)): 4 × 8 1/2in. (10.2 × 21.6cm)
Sheet (height x width): 8 1/2 × 6 1/2in. (21.6 × 16.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineHartford Dental Society
DescriptionTwelve photographs of busts added to the Horace Wells memorial in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
One bust is of a woman with her head up, eyes closed and the words beneath her read "I sleep to awaken"
The second bust is of the same woman with her head up, but her eyes are open and the words beneath her read "I awaken to Glory".
Included in the album is a label noting details about the bust, who contributeed to its creation, and where it is located.
One bust is of a woman with her head up, eyes closed and the words beneath her read "I sleep to awaken"
The second bust is of the same woman with her head up, but her eyes are open and the words beneath her read "I awaken to Glory".
Included in the album is a label noting details about the bust, who contributeed to its creation, and where it is located.
Object number2009.410.12.1-.13
InscribedOn the back, each photo is given a number (1-12), given a concise related title, and the date of Sept. 2004.Collections
- Horace Wells
On View
Not on view
Adabelle Canney Lyon
