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Gift of Nellie G. Brown, 1960.36.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrig…
Stephen Decatur Bromley
Gift of Nellie G. Brown, 1960.36.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Stephen Decatur Bromley

Date1845-1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate behind brass window mat and glass plate in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Red silk pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/8 × 1/2in. (9.5 × 7.9 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Nellie G. Brown
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Stephen Decatur Bromley by an unknown photographer. He is wearing a white shirt, a striped vest with a shawl collar, and a gingham necktie. His hair is worn slightly long and is parted on the side.
Object number1960.36.4
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Stephen / Decatur / Bromley / G'father"

Handwritten on slip of paper in case: "Scovills on dag. plate"
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
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    Jennie Susan Bromley
    1858-1860
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    Henry H. Bartlett
    about 1855
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    Lucy Abigail Brainard
    1856-1857
    Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    Lucy Abigail Brainard
    1849-1853
    Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.4, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    Unknown
    1849-1853
    Gift of Newton Case Brainard, 1960.178.1, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known c…
    Leverett Brainard
    1853-1856
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    Charles Edwin Bulkeley
    possibly 1861-1864
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    Mary Frances Bull
    about 1865
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    Unknown
    about 1865