Title:
[Mr. Hamilton, in military uniform]
Abstract:
Three-quarter length, standing portrait of a man in dress military uniform. A sword hangs to his side, and a hat is on the
table next to him. Notes indicate that he is General Charles S. Hamilton (1822-1891) or possibly General Schuyler Hamilton
(1822-1903).
Date:
[ca. 1862-1865]
Subject:
Men
Soldiers
Note:
Accompanying note (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay) notes that Charles S. Hamilton was a Northern
(Union) General in the Civil War, serving with Generals Heintzelman, Porter, and McClellan; and General Schuyler Hamilton
served on the steam transport Adelaide. This may indicate that she was not certain whether the subject is Charles S. or Schuyler
Hamilton, but she also notes that the he was a family member of one of the founders of the California firm Baker and Hamilton.
A comparison to known portraits of the generals is inconclusive.
Type:
Portraits
Ambrotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; whole plate, visible image 18.5 x 13.5 cm.
displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Material: leather (pigskin) over wood. Dimensions: 23 x 18 cm. Pad: red
velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 244 (from prior owner).;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component
parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing, face and military decorations hand colored. Mat:
decorative oval.;;;displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying notes (handwritten, modern, possibly
by collector Zelda Mackay) on identity of sitter. Accompanying newsclipping (1950) on the firm of Baker and Hamilton.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1905.16242:100--CASE
Filename:
brk00040085_8a.tif
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[Mr. Hamilton, in military uniform]
