Title:
[William Walker Cameron and his sister Emma as children.]
Abstract:
Three-quarter and full length portrait, he seated and she standing. He wears a suit in the style of a military uniform, she
a dress colored blue. William Walker Cameron was born in 1843.
Date:
[ca. 1857]
Subject:
Children
Boys
Girls
Note:
Based on patent date in case well.
Type:
Ambrotypes
Group portraits
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype, hand colored ; sixth plate, visible image 6.8 x 5.7 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Printed in case well: Littlefield, Parsons & Co., / Manufacturers
of / Daguerreotype Cases. / L. P. & Co. are the sole / Proprietors and only legal Manu- / facturers of UNION CASES, with the
/ Embracing Riveted Hinge. / Patented Oct. 14, 1856, / and April 21, 1857. Plate marks (stamped on daguerreotype plate used
as backing, LR): [circle in sixths emblem] [lamb bearing cross between 2 crescent moons, with initials J and P in lower corners]
40.;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with
asphaltum backing, cloth backing, and daguerreotype backing plate. Dress, faces, and details hand colored. Mat: oval. Cover
glass: added glass. Preserver: textured (removed and stored separately).;;;displayLabel="Container or Case Note">Type: case.
Motif: geometric - Shield with Ribbon and Stars (Krainik no. 166). Material: black thermoplastic. Dimensions: 9.6 x 8.5 cm.
Pad: blue velvet with embossed motif. Notes: Littlefield, Parsons & Co. Notes: case badly cracked.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1963.004:068--CASE
Filename:
brk00040409_8a.tif
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[William Walker Cameron and his sister Emma as children.]
