Moses Butler Bull
SubjectPortrait of
Moses Butler Bull
1796 - 1872
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Dateabout 1855
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.6 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNinth plate daguerreotype portrait of Moses Butler Bull by an unknown photographer. He is about 50 to 55 years of age. He is wearing a dark jacket, a dark, vest made out of shiny fabric (satin?), a white shirt, and a dark bowtie. His hair is cut short at the sides and worn longer on top. He is posing in front of a painted backdrop that shows a landscape scene.
Object number2025.1.4
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper in case: "Moses Butler Bull Descendent of / Thomas Bull 1606 / Thomas Bull + Ruth Butler 1796"Subject Terms
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