ambrotype photograph
Summary
3/4 length portrait of seated older woman. Woman is wearing full pleated skirt with fitted bodice. Bodice has high neck, loose sleeves from shoulder to elbow, fitted from elbow to cuff. Bodice is decorated with stitching in a scalloped pattern. Woman is wearing lace bonnet with ribbon laced through edge, tied in bow on right side, and the ends drape down the front. Woman is reading a book on a high back leather chair with a tassled cushion behind.
Object Name
ambrotype photograph
Creators Name
Date Created
1850-1875
Dimensions
frame: 12.3cm x 9.7cm
image: 8.2cm x 5.3cm
accession number
2008.40.2.200
Collection Group
Place of creation
Regent Street
Medium