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Item
Ambrotype
CIS Survey ID
CIS-2014-2015
Object Type
Photographic Images
Date Created
1850 - 1870
Place of Manufacture
United States
Size
4.65" x 3.75" x 1"
Material
Glass; leather; wood; copper; velvet; copper alloy; paper
Marks/Inscription/Labels
A newspaper obituary for Lenox Surget is pinned to the velvet of the interior of the lid.
Accessories/Hardware
Leather and wood case
Condition
Overall excellent condition. There is some corrosion around the metal straight pin that attaches the paper to the velvet of the case. The textile has faded from a pink color to a light tan. Some of the leather to the proper right of the image has pulled away from the wood. The glue that attaches the velvet to the lid is failing on the proper right side.
Media Type
image/jp2
Description
Ambrotype in rectangular frame. Within the center frame, a chased and engraved copper plate creates an oval frame for the portrait of a man. The bearded man (possibly Lenox Surget of Natchez, Mississippi) is seated, facing the camera, with his arms resting in his lap; hands proper right over left. The proper right elbow juts out. He wears a jacket and a stripped cravat. His hair is parted at the center, with two curled plaits on each side. The mat consists of a copper foil inset with faceted edges and framed by a braided pattern. An inset of tan silk velvet holds the mat and image into the wooden and leather case. The leather case is embossed and gilded in a weaving vine pattern. The other side of the case is decorated with a piece of pink silk velvet and embossed with velvet with rocaille floral designs. The outside of the case is embossed with raised decoration of intertwining flowers around a central decorative motif. The corners are decorated with impressed with gold decoration. The picture side and the lid are attachable using the clasps (picture side) and the loops (on the lid).
Physical Location
Gulf Coast (U.S.)
Ownership
Private Collection
Date Surveyed
2014-07-07
Source
Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection
Repository
The Historic New Orleans Collection (http://www.hnoc.org)
Disclaimer
The information contained in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database was collected in the year referenced under Date Captured". The Classical Institute of the South will update object records with new information to the best of its ability but does not guarantee that data contained within the records is current.
Digital Collection
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database
Contact Information
Contact the Historic New Orleans Collection for more information about use and reproduction. louisquery@hnoc.org
Credit
Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database, Classical Institute of the South at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
Rights
Physical rights are retained by The Historic New Orleans Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with US copyright laws. The information and images in the Gulf South Decorative and Fine Arts Database may be used for non-commercial and educational purposes, but they must be accompanied by the “Credit” statement above.
Type of Resource
still image
Type of Resource
three dimensional object
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