Ambrotype

Photograph

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.067

Description

Portrait of a man wearing white collared shirt with large image is framed in gold colored pressed tin. Tin frame is imbedded in a cloth covered mat in a wood frame. Label on back says, "Wiley's Art Store, 86 Church Street, Hartford, Conn. There is other information written in pencil on the back. There is also an ID#-72-115-18. It does not match anything in our catalog. Dimensions: Height 4 3/4" Width 4 1/4" Material: Collodion dipped in nitrate on glass is pressed tin frame.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Date made

1860

Notes

Date: 1860's

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

Excellent