Portrait of a Girl

Photograph

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New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of a Girl

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.170

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait of an unidentified girl. The girls is wearing a white top with decorative lace and ruching, as well as a choker necklace. The girl has her dark hair pulled back and braided. The photograph is surrounded by a black border, with vendor inscriptions below the image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Collection

History Collection

Cataloged By

registrar@numulosgatos.org

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

James Kenneth Piggott

Role

Photographer

Studio

The Souvenir Studio

Date made

circa 1889

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Makers Mark

Location

On the front, underneath photograph

Transcription

Piggott Cor. Fourth and B Sts. Opp. Occidental Hotel, Santa Rosa, Cal.

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

Good