Name/Title
Ambrotype photo portrait of William Worthington Chipman, c. 1850sEntry/Object ID
2006.57.1Description
Acc No. 06.57.1
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda; William W. Chipman
Date or Period: circa 1850's
Object: Encased ambrotype portrait
Description: One-sixth size glass ambrotype plate in a case with gold plated matting under glass. The glass ambrotype image is enclosed in a wooden case with imitation leather covering and interior lining of deep purple plush fabric. (Note: this is not the original case for this image.)
Size: L-3 1/2” x W-3 1/4”
History of Object: An ambrotype portrait of William Worthington Chipman, co-founder of the City of Alameda. The donor, the late Roscoe Hamilton, was the great grandson of William Chipman.
Acquired from: Roscoe and Darcy Hamilton
Date: 07/15/06
