Title:
[Unidentified man.]
Creator/Contributor:
Vance, R. H. (Robert H.), d. 1876, photographer
Abstract:
Right reading, bust length portrait of a man wearing a standing collar. Identified by collector Zelda Mackay as an "early
San Franciscan".
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Subject:
Men
Aged persons
Pioneers -- California
Type:
Portraits
Ambrotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; half plate, visible image 11.5 x 8.8 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">On mat [LL]: R.H. VANCE / SAN FRANCISCO. [LR]: CUTTING'S PAT.
/ JULY 4 & 11, 1854. Embossed on velvet pad: R.H. VANCE'S / PREMIUM DAGUERREAN GALLERIES / SAN FRANCISCO / SACRAMENTO / MARYSVILLE.
Stamped on case (bottom back): H.A. EICKMEYER. PATENT FEB. 27, 1855.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component
parts: plate, backing glass, mat, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum on backing glass (Cutting's Patent process),
face slightly hand colored. Mat: plain oval. Cover glass: added glass. Preserver: decorative.;;;displayLabel="Container or
Case Note">Type: case. Motif: The Chess Players (Rinhart no. 41). Material: leather (pigskin) over wood. Dimensions: 15.2
x 12 cm. Pad: purple velvet with embossed motif. Notes: Eickmeyer, H.A., Feb. 27, 1855. Notes: spine label - 507 (from prior
owner). Asphaltum in well (ambrotype case).;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:093--CASE
Filename:
brk00040078_8a.tif
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