Title:
[Don José Estudillo.]
Creator/Contributor:
Shew, William, 1820-1903, photographer
Abstract:
Half length portrait, with a mustache and goatee. His necktie, wrapped around a standing collar, has one end pulled out longer
than the other.
Date:
[ca. 1851-1852]
Subject:
Men
Pioneers -- California
Californios
Note:
The Bancroft Library holds a painted portrait of José Joaquín Estudillo (BANC PIC 1963.032), however, its questionable quality
and unknown date make it difficult to confirm the identity of the daguerreotype subject through comparison.
Identified by collector Zelda Mackay as "Don José Estudillo. Founder of San Leandro." She must refer to José Joaquín Estudillo
(1798-1852) of Rancho San Leandro. While the appearance of this image and mat suggests a slightly later date (ca. 1854-1858),
if the identification is correct it must date from 1851 (photographer William Shew's arrival in California) or 1852 (the last
year of Estudillo's life.)
Type:
Portraits
Daguerreotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 12.2 x 9 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (UL): [W]M SHEW.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original
component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: face and shirt slightly hand colored. Mat: decorative oval, foil
over cardboard. Preserver: decorative.;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral - Flower Arrangenment
(Rinhart no. 254). Material: mother of pearl. Dimensions: 15.2 x 12 cm. Pad: red velvet. Notes: spine label - 511 (from prior
owner).;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:073--CASE
Filename:
brk00040058_8a.tif
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Contributing Institution:
UC Berkeley, Bancroft Library
[Don José Estudillo.]
