Elisha Norton and His Wife
PhotographerPhotographed by
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Dateabout 1850
MediumPhotography; tintypes on lacquered iron plates under glass in paper-covered wooden case
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 2 1/4 x 1 3/4in. (5.7 x 4.4cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/4in. (9.2 x 8.3 x 1.9cm)
Plate (height x width): 3 1/4 x 2 3/4in. (8.3 x 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 5/8 x 3 1/4 x 3/4in. (9.2 x 8.3 x 1.9cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Dr. & Mrs. Thomas P. Kugelman
DescriptionHalf-length portraits of a young woman and a middle-aged man in separate oval metal mats, incorporating what appear to be lyres in the corners. The woman is wearing a dress with a separate white collar and a brooch. The man is wearing a jacket, a satin vest, a shirt, a necktie, and eyeglasses. The case has a design of two birds perched on a basket of flowers surrounded by a cartouche with a floral border.
Object number2012.411.1
InscribedOn back of case, lower edge, in red paint, accession numberNotesSubject Note: Elisha Norton married Mabel Thompson in East Windsor, Connecticut on December 12, 1826. Mabel was Elisha's first wife. The woman in this tintype is identified as Elisha's second wife. (Finlay 12/26/2013)Subject Terms
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