Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a man, seated with his arm resting on a table. He has a large mustache, and is wearing a high collar with a large bow tie.
Title
[Stereo portrait of an unidentified seated man with a moustache, perhaps a Markam family member.]
Published
ca. 1854-1856
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 2000.027:03--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : stereo daguerreotype ; quarter plate, visible image 5.2 x 4 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, fragment of preserver. Plate: both images on single plate. Mat: plain, stereoscopic (double) oval. Preserver: mostly lacking (fragments removed).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: leaf scroll. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.3 cm. Notes: Mascher stereo lense plate insert in case cover. Push-button closure.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Stamped on lens insert: MASCHER'S IMPROVED STEREOCOP[ ] / PHILADA. / PATENT MARCH 8th 185[3]. Accompanying note (handwritten, modern): Could be Grandmother Frances E Markham's father or even uncle.</physfacet>;;;
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