Title:
[Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo or one of his brothers?]
Abstract:
Half length portrait of a man with a beard, seated with his arm resting on a table. He is wearing a large ring and a watch
chain.
Date:
[ca. 1850]
Subject:
Men
Pioneers -- California
Californios
Note:
Although impossible to prove, the ring pictured may be a daguerreotype portrait ring taken by Vallejo's daughter Epifania
Vallejo. A portrait of M.G. Vallejo wearing such a ring is said to be in the possession of a descendant. (cf. Palmquist, Peter
E. and Kailbourn, Thomas R. Pioneer photographers of the far west. Stanford Univ. Press, c2000, p. 558.)
Type:
Portraits
Daguerreotypes
Physical Description:
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; quarter plate, visible image 9 x 6.7 cm.
displayLabel="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Plate mark (blind stamped, LL): SCOVILLS.;;;displayLabel="Image
Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Plate: jewelry slightly hand colored. Mat: textured octagonal.;;;displayLabel="Container
or Case Note">Type: half case. Motif: floral. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 12 x 9.5 cm.;;
Local Call Number:
BANC PIC 1978.195:001--CASE
Filename:
brk00040405_8a.tif
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