Gift of Martha Dewing, 2015.173.20, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright

Images(2)

Pompey

PhotographerPhotographed by Charles T. Stuart American, 1856 - 1902

Dateabout 1890

DimensionsPrimary Dimensions: 4 1/4 × 6 1/2in. (10.8 × 16.5cm)

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Martha Dewing

DescriptionCabinet card, black and white full-length portrait of a dog identified on the reverse as Pompey by C. T. Stuart of Hartford, Connecticut. Pompey, likely a breed of Spaniel, is black and white with bushy, curly fur. He is posed seated on a prop column plinth.

Object number2015.173.20

InscribedPrinted in black on front: "THE STUART STUDIO, HARTFORD."

Handwritten in pencil on back: "Pompey about 1890"

Printed on back: "C. T. Stuart,/ Photographist,/ No. 271 Main Street,/ Hartford, Conn."

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