Ambrotype portrait two unidentified women in black

2013.246.1946

Ambrotype portrait two unidentified women in black

Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype

Photograph. Ambrotype (ca. 1855-1865): two panes of glass with brass mat and ornate preserver frame securing the ambrotyp components. Portrait of two unidentified young women in black dresses with white lace collars. Back pane of glass is coated with a black emulsion that is flaking and peeling. Front pane is the ghostly, white image of the two women's faces, fingers, lace collars, and the white wall background. Cheeks and lips on both women are pale pink. (Compare with 2013.246.1947 and 2013.246.1945.)

Glass

3.25" H x 2.75" W