[Young man and woman, ancestors of Mrs. C.F. Greene of Santa Clara.]

ca. 1854

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

BANC PIC 1905.16242:051--CASE

Image

1 photograph : ambrotype ; quarter plate, visible image 8.8 x 6.5 cm.

The Bancroft Library

<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, backing glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with balsam-sealed backing glass (in the style of Cutting's patent) and black metal backing. Mat: decorative oval. Cover glass: added glass. Preserver: decorative (removed and stored separately).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: geometric - celtic scroll. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 12 x 9.4 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif and photographer's name. Notes: spine label - 333 (from prior owner).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Embossed in case pad: R.H. Vance's / Premium / Daguerrean / Galleries / San Francisco / Sacramento / Marysville. On mat (L & R): Dean & Emerson Patent Applied for / [Worcester] Mass. No.[19]. Embossed velvet pad: R.H. Vance's / Premium / Daguerrean / Galleries / San Francisco / Sacramento / & / Marysville. Accompanying note (by collector Zelda Mackay): Pioneer S.F. couple, ambrotype by R.H. Vance, ancestors of Mrs. C.F. Greene of Santa Clara.</physfacet>;;;

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