Name/Title
Photo AlbumEntry/Object ID
NU 2022.340Description
A brown, leather-bound photo album. The front and back covers feature black and and gold decorative patterns, with a gold border, while the spine features a black double cross-like design. Inside the album are a variety of black and white portraits featuring children, babies, women, and men, all of whom are unidentified; there are also a few illustrations of flowers and locations. The edges of the pages are gilded, and the album closes with two metal locking mechanisms across the side opposite the spine.Collection
History CollectionCataloged By
registrar@numulosgatos.orgMade/Created
Time Period
19th CenturyNotes
While there is no date or identifying markers in the album, the style of portraits inside indicates 1800s.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Type
InscriptionLocation
Spine of albumTranscription
AlbumLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Etched, EmbossedType
Inscription, LabelLocation
First page of albumTranscription
The Photographic AlbumLanguage
EnglishMaterial/Technique
Printed, PaintedLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Album, PhotographNomenclature Primary Object Term
AlbumNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Width
5-5/8 inDepth
2-3/8 inLength
6-3/4 inMaterial
Leather, Paper, Metal
