Ambrotype

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.070A,B

Description

(A) Portrait of a young man dressed in white, collared shirt with a white vest and jacket with a crushed velvet collar. (B) Frame is made of gold colored pressed tin with an oval reveal. Dimensions: Height 3" Width 2 3/4" Material: Collodion coated glass plate dipped in emulsion with a painted backing. Frame of pressed tin.

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

Good