AMBROTYPES, x2, in cases

CH1979.123.a-b

a) Dark red leather case with gold tooling. Contains picture of gentleman in late 19th century costume.
b) Brown bakelite (?) case containing re-touched (in colour) picture of woman in c 1850s costume.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: CH1979.123.a-b
Accession Date: 16 Apr 1979
Credit: Mr Charles Symers

Material

Wooda - Ambrotype
Metala - Ambrotype
Glassa - Ambrotype
Leathera - Ambrotype
Textilea - Ambrotype
Metalb - Ambrotype
Glassb - Ambrotype
Textileb - Ambrotype
Bakeliteb - Ambrotype

Measurement

dimensions1.4 x 6.2 x 7.5cm
dimensions2 x 8.5 x 9.5cm

 


 

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