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W.H. Barstow Studio

Portrait of a Woman

Maker

W.H. Barstow Studio (American)

Title

Portrait of a Woman

Year

mid 1800s

Medium

  • Ambrotype with hand tinting

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Ambrotype with hand tinting

Materials

glass

Dimensions

Plate: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

On reverse: W.H. BARSTOW'S TRAVELLING SALOON...

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum Collection

Object Number

1988.056

Type

  • Photographs

Publications

  • Journal

Manual / Issue 7: Alchemy

Exhibition History

Early Exposures
19th-Century Photography from the Collection
Mar 13, 2015 – Jul 19, 2015

Label copy

Ambrotypes (1855-1865) are unique images made on glass plates and set against a dark ground. Though ambrotypes lack the brilliancy of daguerreotypes, they could be finished and delivered at the time of the sitting, which was an advantage over the daguerreotype.

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Public Domain This object is in the Public Domain and available under a CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication

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W.H. Barstow Studio (American)
Portrait of a Woman, mid 1800s
Ambrotype with hand tinting
Plate: 6.4 x 5.1 cm (2 1/2 x 2 inches)
Museum Collection 1988.056

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