[Unidentified seated woman who may be Elisa Shaw (Mrs. William Hood)]

ca. 1855

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

BANC PIC 1975.059:088--CASE

Image

1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 8.9 x 6.5 cm.

The Bancroft Library

Identification based upon comparison to a carte de visite in the MacDonald family album (BANC PIC 1975.059--fALB, pg. 5)
<physfacet label="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.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: frame. Motif: geometric (Berg no. 7-19). Material: black thermoplastic. Dimensions: 16.5 x 14 cm.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Stamped on mat (LL): Silas Selleck San [Francisco]. [Partially obscured by preserver].</physfacet>;;;

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