Ambrotype of a woman seated with a hat in her lap
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Ambrotype of a woman seated with a hat in her lap

Unidentified · mid-19th century

silver nitrate on glass photographic plates
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

A sepiatone ambrotype photograph of a woman wearing a striped dress with a hat on her lap, in an ornate copper-colored metal case. The woman's earrings, necklace, and rings have been hand-tinted gold, and her cheeks have been tinted pink.

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