Portrait of a Man

Photograph

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of a Man

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.153

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait of an unidentified man. The man is wearing a dark colored jacket, and has short hair and a long beard. The photograph is surrounded by a brown border, with vendor inscriptions below the image, and has patterned decorative cutouts along all four edges.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Thos. A. Ley

Role

Photographer

Studio

Palace Art Gallery

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the front, underneath photograph

Transcription

Palace Gallery, T.A. Ley. Artist, Woodland, Cal.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription, Makers Mark

Location

Back of card

Transcription

FROM THOS. A. LEY'S Palace Art Gallery WOODLAND, CAL. Pictures Enlarged to any size, and Painted in Oil or Water Colors. Call and examine our work. Childrens' Pictures a Specialty.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of card, at the top

Transcription

H. M. McKnight

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pencil

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Photograph, Black-and-White

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Portrait

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Picture

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Class

Art

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good