1 photograph : daguerreotype ; half plate, visible image 11 x 8 cm.
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Very unusual "saw tooth" patterned mat. <physfacet label="Image Package Note">Original component parts: plate, mat, cover glass, preserver. Plate: jewelry slightly hand colored. Mat: decorative oval, saw tooth pattern. Cover glass: replaced glass. Preserver: decorative (removed and stored separately).</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Container or Case Note">Type: case. Motif: leaf scroll. Material: leather over wood. Dimensions: 15 x 12 cm. Pad: purple velvet with embossed motif.</physfacet>;;;<physfacet label="Marks, Inscriptions and Accompanying Material">Inscribed in case well (in ink): Sonora Cala. March / the 10th A.D. 1855 / William Tuggle Collins / Daurreotype [sic] / Love Purity & Fidelity / When wandering far on dista / nt soil / where fortune bade me roam / Mid splendid scenes of grief / or toil; / I ne'er forget my home.</physfacet>;;;
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Image 2: [William Tuggle Collins.] (during)
Image 2: Content/DescriptionDuring treatment: image well of case with inscription, including date, identification, and poetic verse. (Scanned from a 35mm slide.)
Image 2: BANC PIC 1982.071––NEG
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