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Gift of Nellie G. Brown, 1960.36.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrig…
Edith Maria Bromley
Gift of Nellie G. Brown, 1960.36.2, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright

Edith Maria Bromley

Date1855-1857
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass with dark backing in brass mat package in wooden case covered with tooled leather; red velvet pad in left side of open case
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
Classifications(not assigned)
Credit LineGift of Nellie G. Brown
DescriptionNinth plate ambrotype of Edith Maria Bromley as a little girl of perhaps three to five years of age. She is sitting in a chair with turned elements visible behind her on the left. Edith is wearing a dress with a wide neckline, a pleated bodice, and puffed sleeves. Her hands are folded in her lap. Her shoulder-length hair is worn in ringlets.
Object number1960.36.2
Subject Terms
    On View
    Not on view
    Gift of Nellie G. Brown, 1960.36.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyrig…
    Jennie Susan Bromley
    1858-1860
    Museum purchase, 1975.87.13, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Unknown
    1853-1873
    Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.487, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No k…
    Unknown
    1863-1864
    Gift of Etta Corlies Chapman, 1956.47.5, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known co…
    Unknown
    1860-1865
    Bequest of Roderick Bissell Jones, 1974.56.488, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No k…
    Unknown
    1865-1866
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 1973.146.3, Connecticut Museum of Culture…
    Mary Frances Bull
    1865-1872
    Gift of William Lamson Warren, 1994.120.24, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Unknown
    about 1855
    Connecticut Museum of Culture and History collection, 2025.1.16, Connecticut Museum of Culture …
    Unknown
    1867-1870
    Gift of William Lamson Warren, 1994.120.23, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known…
    Augusta Hyde Tomlinson
    about 1855
    Gift of John Huntoon, 2001.92.14, Connecticut Museum of Culture and History, No known copyright
    Unknown
    1860-1870