Untitled (Diptych: Husband and Wife)

Photograph

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Dorros Photography Collection

Name/Title

Untitled (Diptych: Husband and Wife)

Entry/Object ID

2022.415

Description

Left image is the standing bearded husband. He holds his lapel with his right hand, and rests his left hand on the colored cloth covered table beside him. Right image is his wife seated next to same paisley cloth covered table. Her left arm resting on it. Cloth has pink color. Both images have white background. Relievo

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Role

Photographer

Date made

circa 1860

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Case dimensions

Height

4-3/4 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Depth

3/4 in

Dimension Notes

Plate size: Quarter

Condition

Reason for Exam

Inventory

Date Examined

Oct 23, 2022

Examined By

Rosanna Hemerik

Notes

Case: brown plastic, Union case, Lady with Falcon, A.P. Critchlow and Co.; brass preserver: intact; brass mat: heavy green corrosion with losses overall; glass: scratches, abrasions, scratches, water staining overall, grime; image: relatively good condition, left image dark spot to prop right of male figure's face.