Ambrotype

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.077A-C

Description

(A) Portrait of a young woman with braided side buns. (B) Pressed tin frame with oval reveal. (C) Leather and wood case with hook 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

General Notes

Note Type

General

Note

Entry corrected by Valerie Sokol