Ambrotype

Photograph

Lake County Historical Society

Name/Title

Ambrotype

Entry/Object ID

2000.148.074A-C

Description

(A) Portrait of a man - 60's ? - receded hairline - wearing a high collared white shirt, ascot, silk vest and dark jacket. (B) Pressed tin frame with oblong reveal. (C) Leather bound case with two hook latches. Case has a patterned, green, crushed velvet interior. Dimensions: Height 4 1/2" Width 3 1/2" Material: Collodion coated glass plate dipped in emulsion with a black painted back.. Frame is in pressed tin. Leather case. Crushed velvet interior.

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

Excellent