Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
1168 |
Object Name |
Ambrotype |
Title |
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Portrait |
Description |
Ambrotype: Portrait of Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth. Image is contained in an oval, thermoplastic frame. The image could also be a carte-de-visite or photomechanical print, it is difficult to determine throught the glass. He is wearing his military uniform jacket and hat. He has should-length dark hair and a mustache. There is a gold border around the glass window in the frame. The frame is dark brown or black with a raised flower design at the top and bottom. There is a piece missing from the left side and a crack. On the back, paper has been glued over the square opening for the portrait. There is a small metal ring at the top to hang the frame. Printed in the plastic on the back of the frame is the text, "PATENTED." and "AUG. 7 1855". Frame measures 2 1/2" x 2 7/8" x 1/4". |
Subjects |
Ambrotypes Men Military Military personnel Photographs Portrait photographs Portraits Soldiers Wars - Civil War |
People |
Ellsworth, Elmer E. |
Search Terms |
Civil War |