Portrait of George McMurtry

Photograph

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Portrait of George McMurtry

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.53

Description

A black and white photograph of a portrait George McMurtry. He is wearing a dark colored jacket, with a white shirt and striped tie. His hair is cut short, and he has a mustache. George is partially in profile, and is looking off towards the left. The photograph is surrounded by a black border, with vendor inscriptions below the image.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Subject Person or Organization

George Sherman McMurtry

Collection

History Collection, Bill Wulf Collection

Cataloged By

[email protected]

Acquisition

Accession

2023.6

Source or Donor

William Arie Wulf

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Bill Wulf

Made/Created

Studio

Rieman & Pray

Date made

circa 1884

Time Period

19th Century

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

HISTORICAL COLLECTION WILLIAM A. WULF LOS GATOS HISTORIAN 822 CATKIN COURT SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95128 297-4947

Language

English

Material/Technique

Stamped

Type

Inscription

Location

Back of photo

Transcription

George McMurtry taken about 1884

Language

English

Material/Technique

Pen

Type

Makers Mark

Location

Front, underneath image

Transcription

RIEMAN & PRAY, 26 MONTGOMERY ST., OPPOSITE LICK HOUSE, TAKE ELEVATOR.

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