A woman and infant.
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 - 1865
Materials
Glass, Wood, Brass, Velvet, Leather
Measurements
94 x 80 x 10 mm
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1522873
Summary
Ambrotype with hand tinting depicting a woman seated, holding an infant. The woman wears a black dress and the child is wearing a sailor style dress. Both their cheeks have been lightly hand tinted with pinkish red pigment. The child's face is somewhat blurred from moving during the exposure. The image is set in a tray which is wood covered in maroon leather, and contains the image plate, a brass mat with oval aperture and a sheet of cover glass, all of which are in an ornate brass preserver frame within a velvet lined case tray. The edges of the maroon leather on the front have been embossed with a gold design (now quite well worn). Markings: None.
Provenance
Sophie Darlow gift.