Ambrotype

Photograph

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Genesee Country Village & Museum

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2025.35.030

Description

1/6th plate cased ambrotype of adult young women, Hannah Chatterton. She is wearing a bonnet and jewelry (earrings and brooch, bracelets and rings), which have been colored with gold painting. Her cheeks have also been painted rosy. She wears a formal mantle, with pleating all along trimmed edges. Inside case is crimson velvet embossed with floral design. Outside case is embossed leather, with minor wear to leather. Hinge remains intact. Hannah may also be seen in: 2025.35.034 2024.35.004 2025.35.025

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Subject

Adult woman, seated.

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Photograph

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1862