Name/Title
Portrait of a ManEntry/Object ID
2020.429Description
seated, short curly hair, beard along jaw-line, wearing gold pocket watch and ring, entire image tintedPhotograph Details
Type of Photograph
AmbrotypeMade/Created
Artist Information
Artist
Ruff, GeorgeRole
PhotographerDate made
1855Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
stamped in gold lettering into leather on verso of case "Mr. GEORGE RUFF 45 QUEENS ROAD BRIGHTON ARTIST AND PHOTOGRAPHIST"Dimensions
Height
4-3/4 inWidth
3-3/4 inDepth
5/8 inDimension Notes
Format: oval
Plate size: quarterCondition
Notes
Case: hinge has been repaired, edges around image beginning to separate, velvet worn and discolored, exterior cracking and peeling along sides, one clasp no longer functional
Image: good condition
