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Amos M. Collins
PhotographerPhotographed by
Charles T. Stuart
American, 1856 - 1902
Dateabout 1885
MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper, on cardboard mount
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 3/4 x 2 7/8in. (9.5 x 7.3cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 1/4in. (16.4 x 10.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 6 7/16 x 4 1/4in. (16.4 x 10.8cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Elizabeth W. Temple
DescriptionBust-length portrait of an elderly man with white hair wearing a shirt,vest, and necktie.
Object number2011.63.31
InscribedOn verso, in pencil, "Amos Morris Collins born / March 30, 1788, died November 10, 1858 / Was mayor of Hartford and / a very prominent man in / business and church affairs / Married Mary Lyman daughter / of Col. Moses Lyman"; lower right, in pencil, acession number.NotesSubject Note: Amos Morris Collins was born on 30 March 1788 and died on 10 March 1858. He was married to Mary Lyman. They were the parents of Erastus Collins. (Ruocco, 2/11/12)Date Note: Although Charles T. Stuart took this photograph in the 1870s, the portrait on which it is based dates to the late 1850s. (Ruocco, 2/11/12)
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