George Washington Bancroft
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1860-1865
MediumTintype; lacquer on iron in brass mat package in wooden case covered with tooled leather; velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 3/8 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of John Huntoon
DescriptionNinth plate tintype (or possibly ambrotype, but tintype seems more likely) of George Washington Bancroft as a young man. He has short hair, parted to one side. He is wearing a jacket with large (brass?) buttons, fastened to the neck, and a turned-down collar with a large bowtie.
Object number2001.92.10
InscribedHandwritten in red ink on slip of paper in case: "George Washington / Bancroft"Handwritten on envelope (not original): "George W. Bancroft"
Subject Terms
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1845-1850
