Postmortem portrait of an infant and mother, 1850s
- Title(s):
- Postmortem portrait of an infant and mother.
- Published/Created:
- Great Britain, 1850s.
- Physical Description:
- 1 photograph : ambrotype, hand-colored ; visible image 9.0 x 6.5 cm (quarter plate format), in case 12.0 x 9.5 x 1.5 cm (closed)
- Holdings:
- Rare Books and ManuscriptsCased Photographs A1Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund[Request]
- Copyright Status:
- Copyright Undetermined
- Full Orbis Record:
- http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/13943933
- Classification:
- Photographs
- Notes:
- The ambrotype is behind a gilt oval-shaped mount. The opposite interior panel of the case is covered in dark red velvet. The exterior of the case is covered in dark maroon morocco, with a brass clasp.
The photographer is unidentified. - Subject Terms:
- Children -- Death.Mourning customs -- Great Britain.Portrait photography -- 19th century.
- Form/Genre:
- Postmortem photographs.
Ambrotypes.
Cased photographs.
Photographs. - Export:
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