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Ambrotype portrait two unidentified women in black
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype
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Ambrotype portrait two unidentified women in black
Great Cranberry Island Historical Society
Identifier:
  • gcihs-2013.246.1946
Type:
  • Image, Photograph, Direct Positive, Ambrotype
Subject:
  • People
Description:
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.) [show more]