One black and white reproduction photograph depicting a daguerreotype portrait of Thomas Mackay. He is in a dark jacket, vest and neck piece. His hair is combed forward with long sideburns, he looks middle aged. The portrait has a dark background.
Made/Created
Date made
1979
Notes
Country of Origin: CANADA
Additional create date: 1850, 1979
Paper, Photographic, Ink, Photography, Photography
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Transcription
"Hon. Thomas McKay. Photograph taken from an original daguerreotype (circa 1850) in the possession of T.C. Keefer, great great grandson of McKay, Vancouver. Donated by Mrs. John Cape, great great granddaughter of T. McKay, 175 Lansdowne Rd. S.Ottawa."
Notes
Written on the back of the photograph.
Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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, Reproduction, Photocopy
Dimensions
Height
23.4 cm
Width
25.9 cm
Dimension Notes
Above measurements are for A. B: W=20.2cm, H=25.6cm