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Ambrotype of a man by Unknown, Unidentified Man or Men — VisualArtsDB

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Ambrotype of a man

Ambrotype of a man

Ambrotype of a man

Unknown Unidentified Man or Men

1840

Medium: silver nitrate on glass photographic plate
Genre: Ambrotype
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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This 1/6 plate ambrotype, made on ruby-red glass, depicts a man wearing a stiff collar and dark jacket. The ambrotype is housed in an embossed brown leather case with red textile lining and a decorative gold metal frame. The inside of the case bears writing in pencil: "B. H. Warren."

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