[Prince Edward VII]
Photograph
[Prince Edward VII]
1860
Ambrotype
Image: 1 7/8 × 1 7/16 in. (4.8 × 3.7 cm) (1/9 plate)
Case: 2 15/16 × 2 9/16 × 15/16 in. (7.5 × 6.5 × 2.4 cm)
Purchase
1969.0203.0002
Inscriptions Printed on paper pinned to velvet inside of case: ALBERT EDWARD, \ Prince of Wales. \ COMMEMORATIVE \ OF HIS \ VISIT TO AMERICA, \ 1860. \ GEO CLARK, JR., & Co., \ AMBROTYPE ARTISTS, \ No. 59 COURT STREET, \ BOSTON.
Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 595
Entry 595 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Small oval gutta percha case. Lovely fruit & floral design. Edge repair from Mrs. James Finch, East Rockaway, N.Y. 1.00. Contains nice ambrotype of Edward VII. Victoria’s son, on his trip to U.S. in 1860. Cost 4.00. Worth 25.00
Inscribed in pen on applied label on spine of case: 595
Entry 595 in Mackay's notebook (located in library): Small oval gutta percha case. Lovely fruit & floral design. Edge repair from Mrs. James Finch, East Rockaway, N.Y. 1.00. Contains nice ambrotype of Edward VII. Victoria’s son, on his trip to U.S. in 1860. Cost 4.00. Worth 25.00
