Photograph of actor in blue plush frame. Man is wearing a hat w/ a feather plume. His hair is curled. His jacket and bloomers are striped and are an ornate design. He has shoulder pads and neck tassel that are fitted to the cape in back. He holds a sword and wears ruffled boots.
portraits
photographs
albumen (egg white)
boards (flat objects)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
men (male humans)
theater (discipline)
Board
Albumen
Man
Theater
PICTURE, PORTRAIT
Printed on back: ""Pagliano e Ricordi/ Fotograf/ successors a / Sebastianatti & Benque/ con brevetto ded Regno d' Italia/ Per Ritratti di Famiglia/ Premiaticon medaglia all'esposizione/ Di Milano 1871/ Milano/ Piazza del Carmine 4/ Specialita in ritratti bu smalt le/ Porcellane""
Original to Castle Tucker (Wiscasset, Me.),
Unknown
10.5 x 6.625 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Miss Jane S. Tucker
1998.2227
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