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Photograph

Collection Type

  • Photography

Date

1865-1879

GUSN

GUSN-5040

Description

Half-length image of a young man in a frontal position wearing a dark coat, plaid vest, white shirt and bow tie; japanned black composition case with impressed floral design.

Details

Descriptive Terms

portraits
photographs
iron (metal)
japanning
tintypes (prints)
Tintype
Iron
Japanned
PICTURE, PORTRAIT

Inscription

Burnished copper liner stamped ""Nuttings Patent"" ""Davis Bro's.""

Associated Person

May, James Rundlet, 1841-1918

Associated Building

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

Maker

Davis Brothers (Maker)

Dimensions

2.938 x 2.438 x 0.625 (HxWxD) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Ralph May

Accession Number

1971.452

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