Name/Title
Photo portrait of Mrs. Jones, c. 1860sEntry/Object ID
1998.260.2Description
ACC. NO. 98.260.2
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CITIZENS OF ALAMEDA
OBJECT: PHOTOGRAPH
DATE OR PERIOD: CIRCA 1860'S
DESCRIPTION:
TINTYPE PHOTOGRAPH, FULL FIGURE, OF A WOMAN IN CIVIL WAR PERIOD CLOTHING. JEWELRY HAS BEEN ACCENTUATED WITH GOLD. THERE IS NO PHOTOGRAPHER'S IDENTIFICATION ON THE PHOTO. FIGURE IS POSED WITH A CHAIR THAT APPEARS TO BE OF AMERICAN MANUFACTURE.
SIZE: L 8-1/2" X W 6-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
PORTRAIT OF MRS JONES, MOTHER OF DOROTHY, WIFE OF ALBERT MANSFIELD. THE MANSFIELD'S WERE LONGTIME RESIDENTS OF 2020 CLINTON AVENUE, ALAMEDA, CA.
DONOR:
SHERRY YEATES
DATE: AUGUST 1, 1998
