Name/Title
Photo portrait of Capt. Frederick J. Hunt, c. 1890Entry/Object ID
1993.16.7Description
Acc. No. 93.16.7
Subject Category: Citizens of Alameda
Date or Period: C. 1890
Object: Portrait, framed
Description: Black & white photograph inclosed in an ornate gesso frame in a combination gilt & gold leaf finish. Inner red colored plush liner. Photo surrounded by an oval off-white colored mat with gold leaf edging.
Size: L-25 x W-22 inches.
History of Object:
Following biography composed by Marjorie Hunt, granddaughter of Capt. Frederick J. Hunt.
Captain Frederick J. Hunt, Master Mariner. Born in Weymouth, England-Aug. 7, 1842. Sailed his four mast ship the "Wymouth" from Weymouth, around the horn, to China. Retired at 1816 Lafayette St., Alameda, Calif., 1896. Died at age 63 in Alameda, CA., 1905. Buried in Mt. View Cemetery, Oakland, CA.
Acquired from:
Marjorie Hunt
Date: 7-24-1993
