Title:
[Mrs. John J. Murphy and daughter Catherine, of San Francisco.]
Abstract:
Three-quarter length portrait, with mother seated and girl standing at her side, holding her hand.
Date:
[ca. 1854-1855]
Subject:
Women
Children
Girls
Mothers & children
Type:
Ambrotypes
Group portraits
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.5 x 5.2 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Die maker's mark on case cover (exterior, LL): PRETLOVE. Accompanying
note (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay): Mrs. John J. Murphy and daughter Catherine. Early Calif. residents.
Owned valuable downtown property in early days.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat,
cover glass, preserver. Plate: ruby glass. Mat: decorative rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative with star
motif.;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - variant of A Spray of Roses (Rinhart no. 131).
Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed single flower motif. Notes: Pretlove,
David (die maker). Notes: periodical clipping pasted in well.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:019--CASE
Filename:
brk00040004_8a.tif
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