African American Family, circa 1864
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Artifact Overview
Ambrotypes (meaning, "imperishable pictures") were popular in the mid-1850s through the 1860s. Glass plates coated with photosensitive collodion were exposed in cameras while wet. The resulting image on glass, backed with black material, appeared as a photographic positive. Ambrotypes replaced daguerrotypes as an affordable and convenient alternative; however, improvements in photographic processes soon led to widespread adoption of the tintype.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Ambrotype (Photograph)
Date Made
circa 1864
Subject Date
circa 1864
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
99.261.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Glass (Material)
Technique
Ambrotype (Wet collodion process)
Color
Gold (Color)
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 6.125 in
Width: 5 in
Depth: 0.938 in
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