Content/DescriptionThree-quarter length portrait of Somers, seated, with his wife standing at his side. She wears a dress with flared lace sleeves extending below the elbow.
Title
[William James Somers and his wife, Kate Burbank Somers.]
Published
ca. 1860-1865
Full Collection Name
Cased photographs and related images from The Bancroft Library pictorial collections, circa 1845-circa 1870
Other Identifiers
BANC PIC 1980.027:536--CASE
Type
Image
Extent
1 photograph : ambrotype ; sixth plate, visible image 6.9 x 5.5 cm.
Archive
The Bancroft Library
Note
<physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: clear glass with black metal backing plate. Mat: ornately decorative oval. Preserver: decorative.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: fruit - figs on branch. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 9.3 x 8 cm. Pad: purple velvet with embossed motif. Notes: case appears to be earlier than image. It is identical to 1980.027:535, which is dated 1851.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Embossed on mat (back): Holmes, Booth, Hayden's Patent Applied for.</physfacet>;;;
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