Emma C. Burdett
SubjectPortrait of
Emma C. Burdett
American, 1841 - 1877
Dateabout 1855
MediumAmbrotype; collodion on glass with dark backing layer in brass window mat package in tooled leather-covered wooden case. Embossed purple velvet mat in (detached) left side of 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)
Other (case height x width x depth): 2 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2in. (7.3 × 6.4 × 1.3cm)
ClassificationsGraphics
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Gladys Ulrich
DescriptionNinth-plate ambrotype of a young woman, identified on an inscription beneath the image plate as Emma C. Burdett at the age of 18. She is wearing a dress with a row of buttons down the bodice, a white collar, and what may be a wide belt at the waistline. Her hair is parted in the middle and fashioned into plaits in buns at her ears.
Object number1978.60.0
InscribedPrinted in black ink on card held in place by the mat preserver on the back of the plate: "WYMAN & CO. / 12 1/2 Cent / AMBROTYPES, / 335 Washington Street, / Corner of West Street, / BOSTON."Handwritten in pencil on paper under image plate package: "Emma C. Burdett / Eighteen years / old"
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