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Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1985.243.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture…
Benjamin Franklin Beardsley
Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1985.243.0, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Benjamin Franklin Beardsley

Date1861-1862
MediumTintype; collodion on lacquered iron in brass mat package and wooden frame
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2 1/8in. (6.4 × 5.4cm)
Frame (height x width x depth): 5 1/8 × 4 3/4 × 1in. (13 × 12.1 × 2.5cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionNinth-plate tintype in wooden frame of Benjamin Franklin Beardsley at the age of 20. He has on a double-breasted jacket with wide lapels, worn open over a double-breasted, striped waistcoat, white shirt, and narrow bow tie. His dark hair is cut just above his ears and is parted on the side. His cheeks are tinted pink.
Object number1985.243.0
InscribedHandwritten on verso of frame: "Dr B.F. Beardsley / age 20"

Advertisement, cut off, adhered to back of tintype plate: "AMB / WM. R. S / Announces to the cit / pared to take either / Ambrotype, M / PHOTOGR / FROM FIFTY / The Ambrotype Pict / Invention, "
On View
Not on view
Dr. Benjamin Franklin Beardsley
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