Gift of Virginia T. Mosley, 1991.115.3, the Connecticut Historical Society

Images(2)

Unidentified boy in jacket

Maker Richard S. DeLamater American, 1833 - 1915

Date1879

MediumPhotography; albumen print on paper

Dimensions2.5 x 4.25 in.

ClassificationsGraphics

Credit LineGift of Virginia T. Mosley

DescriptionBust-length portrait of a young Asian boy. He wears a western style tweed jacket.

Object number1991.115.3

InscribedHandwritten in pencil on verso: "Nellie S. Crossley / 1879."NotesRelated Note: This carte de visite was once owned by Nellie Crossley, Middletown and New Haven, Connecticut, grandmother of donor. Nellie's father William Collins Crossley (b. Middletown, CT 1824; d. Madison, CT 1891) was a ship builder, sailor and captain. Family records indicate voyages out of Honolulu, HI to Japan. (Dixon 11/23/2019)

Subject Note: Although the subject of this photograph is unidentified, due to the year the photograph was taken, and the fact that it was taken in Hartford, Connecticut, it is likely that the young boy was part of the Chinese Educational Mission. (Dixon 11/25/2019)

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