Portrait of a Woman

Name/Title

Portrait of a Woman

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.105

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait of an unidentified woman. The woman has her hair up, and is wearing dark-colored clothing with decorative items around her neck, and what appears to be flowers pinned to her chest. The photograph is surrounded by a white 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

C. Denton Bowen

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1893

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the front, underneath photograph

Transcription

C. Denton Bowen. / SAN JOSE, CAL. 58 South 1st. St. EUREKA GALLERY

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

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

4-1/4 in

Length

6-1/2 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair