Edgar Merritt Bronson
PhotographerPhotographed by
Unknown
Date1863-1864
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass with dark backing layer in brass mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed red velvet pad in left side of open case.
DimensionsPlate (height x width): 2 1/2 × 2in. (6.4 × 5.1cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
Other (height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineBequest of Roderick Bissell Jones
DescriptionNinth plate ambrotype portrait of Edgar Merritt Bronson by an unknown photographer. Bronson is very young in the image, perhaps one year of age. He is sitting on a floral fabric-upholstered chair wearing a white dress.
Object number1974.56.487
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