Photograph, Albumen: Joseph B. Turgeon

Photograph

Bytown Museum / Musée Bytown

Name/Title

Photograph, Albumen: Joseph B. Turgeon

Entry/Object ID

P2346

Description

One black and white albumen oval photograph, depicting a portrait of a man sitting in chair facing left.The photograph is displayed on a light colored mat and surrounded with a decorative design with a crown and a ribbon at the top of the photograph.

Made/Created

Date made

1853

Notes

Country of Origin: CANADA Additional create date: 1853 Support: paper Paper, Photographic, Cardboard, Ink, Photography, Photography

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Transcription

"J.B. TURGEON MAYOR OF BYTOWN 1853".

Notes

The inscription is written on an attached card.

Transcription

"M. JOSEPH B. TURGEON 7th MAYOR OF BYTOWN 1853".

Notes

The inscription is written on the back of the photograph.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Print, Albumen

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Photograph, Photograph, Personal Artifacts

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Photograph, Albumen

Dimensions

Height

15.8 cm

Width

10.8 cm

Depth

0.1 cm

Length

15.8 cm

Dimension Notes

PHOTO, WIDTH: 6 CM; LENGTH: 8.3 CM.