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Traveling Ambrotype Studio
Traveling Ambrotype Studio

Traveling Ambrotype Studio

Artist Unknown
Dateca. 1860
MediumAmbrotype
DimensionsPlate (half): 4 1/4 × 5 1/2 inches (10.8 × 13.97 cm)
Case (open): 9 5/8 × 6 × 3/8 inches (24.45 × 15.24 × 0.95 cm)
Case (closed): 4 13/16 × 6 × 3/4 inches (12.22 × 15.24 × 1.91 cm)
Credit LineGift of Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Object number2005.27.427
Signednone
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn plate verso, on paper tape, in pencil: "EX-JORDAN PATKIN COLLECTION, CHARLOTTSVILLE, VA / 2-PLY 100% RAG BOARD SPACER INSTALLED BT=ETWEEN PLATE AND MAT, MYLAR BARRIER INSTALLED ON ORIGINAL BLACK PAINTED GLASS BACKER, SEALED WITH FILMOPLAST P-90 TAPE. 7-17-2001 GSW ATLANTA, GA."
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DescriptionImage of an Ambrotype Studio on wheels parked in front of a house. A man stands under a small tree nearby with one hand on his hip and the other on the handle of a small wagon. This half plate ambrotype is housed in a brass mat inside of a case with an embossed red velvet liner in a case with a grape motif.
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