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Photograph

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1834-1899

GUSN

GUSN-12282

Description

Black and white photographic portrait of an identified man looking to the right - his eyes and moustache have been inked in. The image is very light. Under glass with an oval mat and frame. Frame is a heavily molded walnut with wide gilt interior edge beneath the glass. Pine back boards.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
photographs
gilding
glass (material)
ink
paper (fiber product)
photographs
walnut (wood)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
walnut (wood)
Unidentified Paper
Ink
Walnut
Glass
Unidentified Photograph
Gilded
Man
PICTURE, PORTRAIT

Associated Building

Original to Rundlet-May House (Portsmouth, N.H.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

12 x 10.25 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.1565

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