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Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.16 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
Family of David Watson Sharpe
Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.16 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.

Family of David Watson Sharpe

PhotographerPhotographed by Mathew Brady American, 1823 - 1896
PhotographerPhotographed by John W. Storrs American, active 1865 - 1882
PhotographerPhotographed by Daniel P. Ramsdell American, active 1863 - 1889
Datemid 19th-late 19th century
MediumPhotography; albumen prints on paper on cardboard carte-de-visite or cabinet card mounts
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 3 x 3 7/8in. (7.6 x 9.8cm) or smaller
Sheet (height x width): 6 x 4in. (15.2 x 10.2cm) or smaller
Mount (height x width): 6 1/2 x 4 1/8in. (16.5 x 10.5cm) or smaller
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Heckman
DescriptionFormal studio portraits of David Watson Sharpe, his wife, Emily Jane (Lewis) Sharpe, and their son, Lewis Sharpe. David Watson Sharpe is wearing a Civil War uniform.
Object number2003.170.14-.16
Inscribed2003.170.14: on verso, in black ink, "Emily Jane (Lewis) / Sharpe (of Monroe) / m. David Watson Sharpe / ch. Grace Olive Sharpe / m. James G. McKay / of Seymour / Lewis Lugrand / m. Lottie Hunt / of Guilford"; lower right, in pencil, accession numbersNotesSubject Note: David Watson Sharpe served in the First Connecticut Volunteer Heavy Artillery during the Civil War. (Finlay 4/29/2011)
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.25 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    James, Pierce and Lewis Families
    Edward C. Betts
    late 19th century
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.10 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Family of Thomas Sharpe
    William A. Beers
    late 19th century
    Museum purchase, 1981.82.0.13 © 2009 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Photograph Album of Bidwell Family
    Unknown
    1860s
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.6 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Family of Reverend Walter Chamberlin and Elizabeth Sharpe Chamberlin
    Doremus' Gallery of Art
    about 1865
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.17 © 2011 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Camp of 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillary in Louisiana, 1862
    Mathew Brady
    1862
    Gift of Fred Calabretta, 2022.51.4, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Probably Gency Williams
    Gency Williams
    c. 1864-1866
    Gift of the Hon. Joyce Krutick Craig (ret.), in memory of her husband John S. Craig, 2012.563.4…
    Wilfred Stevens Sharpe
    James M. Gillmore
    Gift of Fred Calabretta, 2022.51.1, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Corporal Lewis H. Williams
    Lewis H. Williams
    c. 1864-1866
    Gift of Fred Calabretta, 2022.51.2, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Corporal Lewis H. Williams
    Lewis H. Williams
    c. 1864-1866
    Gift of Fred Calabretta, 2022.51.3, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Corporal Lewis H. Williams
    Lewis H. Williams
    c. 1864-1866
    Gift of Fred Calabretta, 2022.51.5, Connecticut Historical Society, No Known Copyright
    Probably Daughter of Corporal Lewis H. Williams
    J. H. Dodge
    c. 1864-1866
    Gift of John Heckman, 2003.170.42 © 2012 The Connecticut Historical Society.
    Ernest and Iva Sharpe
    Francis D. Bradley
    late 19th century
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