Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of a girl, Sarah Nichols, wearing a bonnet tied at the neck and a ruffled cape, and standing next to a small table. Her hand is on one of two objects [possibly vases?] on the table.
Title
[Sarah Nichols, daughter of photographer Sheldon Nichols.]
Published
ca. 1855-1856?
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1905.16242:005--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : daguerreotype ; ninth plate, visible image 5.5 x 4.2 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Mat: plain oval. Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: floral. Material: mother of pearl. Dimensions: 6 x 7.2 cm. Pad: red velvet. Notes: spine label - 305 (from prior owner).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Label (modern): Sarah Nichols, daughter of early California daguerreotype photographer, Sheldon Nichols. Born in Marysville about 1850. Became costume designer for theatrical people.</physfacet>;;;
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