Untitled

Photograph

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Untitled

Entry/Object ID

1979.04.42

Description

Asa Bushby was born in South Danvers, Massachusetts in 1834. He was a self taught portrait painter and after returning from the Civil War, he became a photographer. He opened a studio in Peabody, and then moved to Lynn, and later to Boston, Massachusetts. At some point in his career, he partnered with George W. Macurdy. He is listed in the 1889 Boston business directory. At the end of the 1880’s he moved to Tacoma, Washington and died there in 1897. This is a portrait of an older gentleman, dressed in contemporary formal attire. He stares directly at the camera and at the viewer.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Cabinet Card

Acquisition

Accession

1979.04

Source or Donor

Stephen T. Rose

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Stephen Rose

Made/Created

Artist

Bushby

Date made

circa 1880

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Location

front bottom left corner of photograph

Transcription

BUSHBY,

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

front bottom right corner of photograph

Transcription

521 WASHINGTON STREET, BOSTON.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Ink, Printed

Type

Inscription

Location

back bottom right corner

Transcription

979.4.42

Material/Technique

Pencil, Written

Notes

previous object number (?)

Type

Inscription

Location

photograph's protective covering

Transcription

979.4.42.

Material/Technique

Ink, Written

Notes

previous object number (?)

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Photograph, Cabinet

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

6-3/8 in

Width

4-1/8 in