Portrait of a California miner with gold ore
Book TitleCalifornia gold miner with gold ore
Exhibition TitlePortrait of a California miner with gold ore
Artist
James M. Ford
(American, 1827 - 1877)
Dateca. 1855
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate (quarter): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 inches (10.8 × 8.26 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Case (open): 4 3/4 × 7 1/2 × 3/8 inches (12.07 × 19.05 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 5/8 inches (12.07 × 9.53 × 1.59 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.377
SignedInside case, on velvet liner, embossed: "FROM / FORD'S / DAGUERREAN GALLERY / CLAY ST / SAN FRANCISCO / AND / J. ST SACRAMENTO CITY"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn modern paper seal, on plate verso, in pencil: "NO PLATE MFG'S MARKS / REGLAZED, SEALED W/FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE 9-22-2005 GSW"
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DescriptionImage of a young man seated with his arm around a gold veined rock on the table beside him. He wears a tie and a brimmed hat. This quarter plate daguerreotype is housed in a brass mat with an emerald green liner inside of a decorative paper covered wooden case with metal clasps; the case design depicts a decorative urn and flowers.
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