Jane Elizabeth Bull Gilman
SubjectPortrait of
Jane Elizabeth Bull Gilman
1819-1899
PhotographerPossibly photographed by
Mathew Brady
American, 1823 - 1896
Date1842-1843
MediumDaguerreotype; silver-coated copper plate in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in the left/top half of the case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4in. (8.3 × 7cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 3 3/4 × 3 1/4 × 5/8in. (9.5 × 8.3 × 1.6cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineConnecticut Museum of Culture and History collection
DescriptionSixth plate daguerreotype of Jane Elizabeth Bull Gilman (James Bidwell Gilman's wife). The velvet pad is embossed with the name "Brady's Gallery," which suggests that the image was taken at Mathew Brady's studio.
Object number2025.1.17
InscribedHandwritten on slip of paper behind image package in case: "Mrs J E Gilman / Wife of / James B Gilman / of Hartford / Conn / Aged 23 years"Subject Terms
On View
Not on view
