Title:
[Unidentified seated woman who may be Elisa Shaw (Mrs. William Hood)]
Creator/Contributor:
Selleck, Silas, photographer
Abstract:
Three-quarter length portrait of a woman seated at a table. Her elbow rests on the table, and her hand rests at her check.
Date:
[ca. 1855]
Subject:
Women
Young adults
Pioneers -- California
Note:
Identification based upon comparison to a carte de visite in the MacDonald family album (BANC PIC 1975.059--fALB, pg. 5)
Type:
Portraits
Ambrotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 8.9 x 6.5 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Stamped on mat (LL): Silas Selleck San [Francisco]. [Partially
obscured by preserver].;;;displayLabel="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver.
Plate: ruby glass with face slightly hand colored. Mat: rectangular (double elliptical). Preserver: decorative.;;;displayLabel="Container
or Case Note">Type: frame. Motif: geometric (Berg no. 7-19). Material: black thermoplastic. Dimensions: 16.5 x 14 cm.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1975.059:088--CASE
Filename:
brk00040468_8a.tif
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