A Victorian Ambrotype
SKU: RJ02214
£45.00Price
Abrotype comes from the greek word "immortal" this type of early photography was invented in 1854. The image was captured on to glass. Before ambrotypes, was the daguerreotype, this was produced on tin, and you have to angle the image at a 45 degrees in order to see the portrait, this gave these early photographs a ghostly image.
This is a good sized ambrotype of an elderly lady.
Condition is good
Dimensions : 16.5cm x 14cm
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