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Welcome to our Online Collections Database! Below you will find a searchable database showcasing images and information regarding tens of thousands of items in our online collection. Search using search terms, key words, object names, or names of historical figures to locate specific items, or, peruse at random to enjoy the breadth of collections available for view.

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Ambrotype

Photograph

1/6th plate cased ambrotype of adult young women, Hannah Chatterton. She is wearing a bonnet and jewelry (earrings and brooch, bracelets and rings), which have been colored with gold painting. Her cheeks have also been painted rosy. She wears a formal mantle, with pleating all along trimmed edges. Inside case is crimson velvet embossed with floral design. Outside case is embossed leather, with minor wear to leather. Hinge remains intact. Hannah may also be seen in: 2025.35.034 2024.35.004 2025.35.025

2025.35.030

Ambrotype

Adult woman, seated.

Genesee Country Village and Museum

Photograph

1855 - 1862

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