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This ambrotype is a portrait of a young woman. As for the dating, it can be determined by the bodice style of the dress which was popular across a span of several years during the 1840s. The bodice, shaped by a long rigid corset, comes to a V-shaped…

This ambrotype depicts Patience P. Crandall (1794-1886) wearing a striped dress with bishop sleeves and a large white, flat collar (most likely either of lace or a sheer fabric) completed with a cameo brooch. The loose-fitting dress is fashioned with…

The daguerreotype is set in a leather case with a red velvet embossed interior, framed with a gold matte embossed with the word ‘Stratford’ in the upper left and lower right corners. These likely refer to the photographer Henry K. Stratford, who…

This is a ambrotype of young girl and her mother dating from the late 1840s to the early 1850s. Although the donor record indicated that this was an image of herself and her mother, the dates do not correspond. This may, in fact, be a photograph of…

This ambrotype image of a young woman is housed in a small gold decorative frame. The young woman is wearing a printed dress which closes in the center front with a brooch at her collar. Her hair, parted down the middle, has been smoothed over her…

This ambrotype is enclosed in a miniature book measuring only three by four inches. To prevent early photographs from deteriorating, photographers came up with this method of encasing the image that kept them out of direct sunlight and regulated…

This photograph is an ambrotype of an older woman circa 1850s. The ambrotype is in a brass matte with decorative engravings. Ambrotypes were developed in the early 1850s and were considerably less expensive than their predecessor, the daguerreotype,…

This image depicts a seated woman wearing a simple, solid colored dress. The dress has full length, set in sleeves with epaulets and a white collar. Tied around the collar is a neck ribbon. An everyday dress for an elderly woman was a simple…

The photo seen here, called a daguerreotype, features an elderly woman sitting in a chair. Daguerreotype portraits, popular from the 1840s-1860s were made using a sheet of silver-plated copper that had been treated with light sensitive chemicals.…

This daguerreotype of a woman from the 1840s is in a wood case covered by embossed leather. The front has three flowers, which are framed by a complex border. The back of the case has a repeating pattern of diamonds and zig-zag lines with a…