Title:
[Stereo portrait of an unidentified seated man with a moustache, perhaps a Markam family member.]
Date:
[ca. 1854-1856]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 2000.027:03--CASE
Format:
1 photograph: stereo daguerreotype; quarter plate, visible image 5.2 x 4 cm.
Content/Description:
Three-quarter length portrait of a man, seated with his arm resting on a table. He has a large mustache, and is wearing a
high collar with a large bow tie.
Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material:
Stamped on lens insert: MASCHER'S IMPROVED STEREOCOP[ ] / PHILADA. / PATENT MARCH 8th 185[3].
Accompanying note (handwritten, modern): Could be Grandmother Frances E Markham's father or even uncle.
Image Package Note:
Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, fragment of preserver. Plate: both images on single plate. Mat: plain,
stereoscopic (double) oval. Preserver: mostly lacking (fragments removed).
Container or Case Note:
Type: case. Motif: leaf scroll. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.3 cm. Notes: Mascher stereo lense plate
insert in case cover. Push-button closure.
Subjects:
Men
Genre/Format:
Portraits
