Ambrotype

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.071A,B

Description

(A) Portrait of a man with beard and mustache. He is wearing a light colored striped suit with a black collar. His checks are colorized. (B) Framed in a gold colored pressed tin frame with an oval reveal. Dimensions: Height 3 1/4" Width 2 3/4" Material: Collodion coated glass plate dipped in emulsion. Frame in 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

Fair