Untitled (Man)

Photograph

Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Man)

Entry/Object ID

2022.115

Description

Shoulder and face image of a young man with short hair. He wears jacket, vest, and tie.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Made/Created

Artist

Unknown

Date made

circa 1855

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Paper note

Location

Loose

Transcription

Great Grandfather / of Bergent[?] Ernest Jr. / Lambert Smith / Father of G.de M. / Berkaw + husband / of Ann Anderson. (see #849, #856 for same family)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

3 in

Width

2-1/2 in

Depth

1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: ninth

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Aug 25, 2022

Examined By

Jacqueline Cabrera

Notes

Case brown, covered with tooled leather, worn, loss on verso; red velvet liner, worn; brass preserver intact; plate/image heavy oxidation, opaque staining on outer edge; one intact clasp.