[Mrs. Elisha Cook (Williametta Hoff Cook) seated with infant child.]

ca. 1855-1865

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

BANC PIC 1905.16242:041--CASE

Image

1 photograph : ambrotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.9 x 5.6 cm.

The Bancroft Library

A library inventoried listed this as "Mrs. Elisha Cook seated with infant daughter Williametta", presumably based on information from collector Zelda McKay. Mrs. Elisha Cook was named Williametta, and there is no record of a daughter by that name. The descriptive title has therefore been modified.
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing, faces slightly hand colored. Mat: oval. Preserver: decorative with unusual concave oval medallions.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: geometric - leaf or scroll. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.1 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 344 (from prior owner).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Photographic printing out paper removed from image well and sleeved separately. Mid-20th century newsclippings relating to Cook descendants have been sleeved separately.</physfacet>;;;

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