Ambrotype

Photograph

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2025.35.031

Description

1/6th plate cases ambrotype of an elderly woman. She wears a dark dress, with white collar, small gold brooch (colored gold), rosy cheeks, and parted hair dressed with wired head dressing. Case is embossed leather, hinge intact, with age-appropriate wear to leather. Inside is embossed crimson velvet. Plate glass is cracked in several places, with shattering. Face remains intact.

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Subject

Elderly woman, seated.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Photograph

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1860