Ambrotype

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.076A-D

Description

(A) Portrait of a middle aged woman wearing a black shawl seated with hands resting in lap. (B) Pressed tin frame with scalloped edges. (C & D) Leather and wood case, no clasp/latch. Dimensions: Height 2 3/4" Width 2 1/2" Material: Collodion coated glass plate dipped in emulsion. Pressed tin frame. Leather/wood case.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Notes

Date: Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Ambrotype

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Positive, Direct

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair