1st portrait of 2, left side of case; hair combed back, very large sideburns, looking at camera. Diptych with 2020.399.
Photograph Details
Type of Photograph
Ambrotype
Made/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Rehn
Role
Photographer
Studio
260 Chestnut St.
Date made
1854
Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
stamped into metal "Ambrotype of REHN 260 Chestnut St. Patented July 4 & 11. 1854"; inscribed on loose paper "Uncle Robert McMullin & his wife Sarah C. McMullin- Taken in 1856 or 1857, just before they sailed for India, where their lives were given up in the Sepoy Rebellion. Bodies of victims were put in a well. Must be S.Q. McMullin's uncle. Robert McMullin and his [description cut off on hardcopy]
Dimensions
Height
3-5/8 in
Width
3-1/4 in
Depth
3-15/16 in
Dimension Notes
Format: oval
Plate size: sixth
Condition
Notes
Case: exterior peeling, edge below image separating, clasp no longer functional
overall good condition
