Title:
[Corpse of Elisha Cook, Jr., age 4 months.]
Creator/Contributor:
Hamilton, Charles F., photographer
Abstract:
Right reading, full length post mortem portrait of baby in crib with roses strewn over him.
Date:
1858
Subject:
Pioneers -- California
Infants
Type:
Portraits
Ambrotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 6.1 x 9 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Blind stamped on mat (LR): HAMILTON / SAN FRANCISCO. Label (hand
and typewritten): CORPSE OF ELISHA CHANNING COOK, Jr SON OF ELISHA AND WILLIE COOK. DIED DEC.16, 1858, AGE 4 MONTHS. SAN FRANCISCO.
AND AMBROTYPE. Taken by Hamilton photog. of S.F.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat,
backing glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum on backing glass (in the style of Cutting's Patent), face slightly
hand colored. Mat: plain oval. Cover glass: added glass. Preserver: decorative (removed and stored separately).;;;displayLabel="Container
or Case Note">Type: case. Material: green leather (pigskin) over wood. Dimensions: 12.9 x 9.3 cm. Pad: purple velvet. Notes:
spine label - 346 (from prior owner). Eickmeyer style case with no patent statement. Blackened well (ambrotype case).;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:057--CASE
Filename:
brk00040042_8a.tif
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[Corpse of Elisha Cook, Jr., age 4 months.]
