Ambrotype

Photograph

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.066

Description

Portrait of a family of four - father, mother, and two young girls. All seated. Mother is wearing a plaid dress. Man is wearing a jacket and vest. Girls are both wearing necklaces. "1859" is written in lower right corner. The image is not backed, so it is see through. Dimensions: Height 4 1/4" Width 3 1/4" Material: Collodion dipped in nitrate on glass is pressed tin frame.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Date made

1859

Notes

Early Date: 1859

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

Good