Title:
[Unidentified man, woman and child.]
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Identifier:
BANC PIC 2000.027:08--CASE
Format:
1 photograph: ambrotype; quarter plate, visible image 9.1 x 6.7 cm.
Content/Description:
Three-quarter length portrait of a man, woman and small girl, seated next to each other. The mother is wearing a shawl. Parts
of a studio brace[?] are visible supporting the child.
Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material:
Accompanying note (modern): Could be Grandmother Frances E. Markham as a baby with father and mother. [Cataloger's note: does
not match with age of F.E. Markham in identified adult portrait from family papers, although similar in features.]
Image Package Note:
Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing. Mat: nonpareil. Preserver:
decorative.
Container or Case Note:
Type: case. Motif: geometric. Material: paper over wood. Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed scroll motif.
Notes: case extremely deteriorated. Fragments stored separately from image package.
Subjects:
Women
Men
Girls
Families
Children
Genre/Format:
Group portraits