15 November 1854
Van Valkenburgh, Franklin Butler, 1835-1924
Photograph
Title: [Framed daguerreotype portrait of Franklin Butler Van Valkenburgh]
1/9th plate daguerreotype of clean-shaven man. Date from seller, who found date behind frame. In brown case with elaborate scroll-work with gilt edges and red interior. On the paper lining of the recessed case bed are two pencil inscriptions, one much heavier and possibly later than the other. The later one reads: "Nov 15 / taken at / Bath 1854" while the former is very faint and only the date "Nov 15th / 1854" can be deciphered.
GLC00686.33