[Unidentified man, woman and child.]

ca. 1855

Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870

BANC PIC 2000.027:08--CASE

Image

1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 9.1 x 6.7 cm.

The Bancroft Library

<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing. Mat: nonpareil. Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: geometric. Material: paper over wood. Dimensions: 11.8 x 9.2 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed scroll motif. Notes: case extremely deteriorated. Fragments stored separately from image package.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying note (modern): Could be Grandmother Frances E. Markham as a baby with father and mother. [Cataloger's note: does not match with age of F.E. Markham in identified adult portrait from family papers, although similar in features.]</physfacet>;;;

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