Ambrotype

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2025.35.034

Description

1/6th plate cased ambrotype of Hannah Chatterton (married Hyde), with infant child. Rosy cheeks and colored sash on infant waist. Case is missing lip and has side damaged, and hanging off. Will be secured. Outside embossed leather is worn, but image in nearly perfect. Small discoloration on left side, with some shattering in body of Hannah. Faces are both intact. Hannah may also be seen in: 2025.35.004 2024.35.030 2025.35.025

Photograph Details

Type of Photograph

Ambrotype

Subject

Hannah Hyde with infant child

Collection

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Category

Photograph

Made/Created

Date made

1855 - 1865