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Ambrotype

Photograph

1/6th plate cases ambrotype of an elderly woman. She wears a dark dress, with white collar, small gold brooch (colored gold), rosy cheeks, and parted hair dressed with wired head dressing. Case is embossed leather, hinge intact, with age-appropriate wear to leather. Inside is embossed crimson velvet. Plate glass is cracked in several places, with shattering. Face remains intact.

2025.35.031

Ambrotype

Elderly woman, seated.

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Photograph

1855 - 1860

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