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 CollectionMade/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
