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Ambrotype
Photograph
1/6th plate cased ambrotype of Hannah Chatterton (married Hyde), with infant child. Rosy cheeks and colored sash on infant waist. Case is missing lip and has side damaged, and hanging off. Will be secured. Outside embossed leather is worn, but image in nearly perfect. Small discoloration on left side, with some shattering in body of Hannah. Faces are both intact. Hannah may also be seen in: 2025.35.004 2024.35.030 2025.35.025
2025.35.034
Ambrotype
Hannah Hyde with infant child
Genesee Country Village and Museum
Photograph
1855 - 1865