Photograph, Cabinet

2008.1008.1.606

2008.1008.1.606

Name/Title

Photograph, Cabinet

Entry/Object ID

2008.1008.1.606

Description

Black and white cabinet card on cardboard mat. Man and wife facing front. Man is standing with arm around back of woman. He is wearing a 3 piece suite, white shirt, and large tie with white hair and beard. Woman is sitting with hands in lap. She wears a flower design tie on a bonnet and dark dress with white bow at her neck. She has a long bead chain or watch chain on dress. Stamped on front bottom in black: "Moryson Dumfries". Stamped on back in black: "Specimen of Moryson's photographs produced at his Dumfries Studio. (Branch houses C. Douglas, Moffat, Lockerbie, & Kirkudbright). 'Specialities' Crayons, and opals executed by hand from old and faded photo or glass positives." Small print at bottom: "Manf for J.J. Atkinson at Berlin". Condition good. Stains, wrinkles, scrapes. Top right corner missing, bottom right corner bent. Back smudged.

Collection

Photograph Collection