Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length, standing portrait of a man in dress military uniform. A sword hangs to his side, and a hat is on the table next to him. Notes indicate that he is General Charles S. Hamilton (1822-1891) or possibly General Schuyler Hamilton (1822-1903).
Title
[Mr. Hamilton, in military uniform]
Published
ca. 1862-1865
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1905.16242:100--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : ambrotype ; whole plate, visible image 18.5 x 13.5 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
Biographical NoteAccompanying note (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay) notes that Charles S. Hamilton was a Northern (Union) General in the Civil War, serving with Generals Heintzelman, Porter, and McClellan; and General Schuyler Hamilton served on the steam transport Adelaide. This may indicate that she was not certain whether the subject is Charles S. or Schuyler Hamilton, but she also notes that the he was a family member of one of the founders of the California firm Baker and Hamilton. A comparison to known portraits of the generals is inconclusive.
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass. Plate: clear glass with asphaltum backing, face and military decorations hand colored. Mat: decorative oval.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Accompanying notes (handwritten, modern, possibly by collector Zelda Mackay) on identity of sitter. Accompanying newsclipping (1950) on the firm of Baker and Hamilton.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Material: leather (pigskin) over wood. Dimensions: 23 x 18 cm. Pad: red velvet with embossed motif. Notes: spine label - 244 (from prior owner).</physfacet>;;;
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