Yale Center for British Art

Title:: 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 Manuscripts
Cased Photographs A1
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:: Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:: View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/4672068
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.