- Photograph by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1855-1870
- Medium
- collodion and silver on glass photographic plates in velvet, pasteboard, leather, and metal case
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image in frame): 3 1/4 × 2 3/4 in. (8.3 × 7 cm)
- H x W x D (case open): 3 7/8 × 9 × 13/16 in. (9.8 × 22.9 × 2.1 cm)
- H x W x D (case closed): 3 7/8 × 3 5/8 × 1 1/8 in. (9.8 × 9.2 × 2.9 cm)
- Description
- An ambrotype in a double case of an unidentified elderly woman. The woman is seated and facing directly at the camera. She wears a dark colored shawl over a plaid dress and has a cap with a lace-trimmed edge on her head that ties at the front neck. Her hands are crossed and resting in her lap. Her lips are tinted a light pink and her dress has a light blue tint. The image is in a gilt frame that is set loosely (not adhered or otherwise attached) into the front section of a double case, with the back side of the case empty. The image is backed by a piece of card board with no writing that is tucked into the back edges of the gilt frame. The case is lined in red leather with a gold scrollwork border design. A rectangular red velvet pillow with an embossed floral design is adhered to the front cover and back cover of the case to protect the images housed in the central frame, which is thick enough to hold two glass plate images, with the edges finished in gilded paper. The outside of the case is covered in blue velvet with four (4) metal decorative floral pieces nailed to the front cover, one in each corner. The right side of the case folds over partially onto the front of the case and there is a metal clasp at the center front to close it. There are no decorative elements on the back of the case beyond the velvet covering.
- Collection title
- Liljenquist Family Collection
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- ambrotypes
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
- Object number
- 2016.166.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




