Ambrotype

Photograph

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.069

Description

Portrait of a young woman with hair parted in middle. She is wearing a lace collared plaid dress with V shaped shawl accent. Her cheeks appear to be colorized. Framed in gold colored press tin. There is a paper used in the back of the frame with , "A.E.Baker, Photographic Artist, No. 10 Main Street, Haverhill, Ms" written on it. The date August 30, 1860 is written in pencil. Dimensions: Height 2 1/2" Width 2" Material: Glass plate coated with collodion dipped in nitrate. Frame of pressed tin.

Collection

Documentary Artifacts

Made/Created

Artist

A. E. Baker, Haverhill, Ms.

Date made

Aug 30, 1860

Notes

Early Date: 1860

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