DateCrica 1851
MediumAmbrotype, cased
Dimensions3 1/2" x 3 1/8"; 3 1/2" x 6 1/2"
Object number1993.56.2
Institutional Credit LineCourtesy of the New Bedford Whaling Museum
DescriptionTwo ambrotype photographs in gutta percha cases with brass mats of Mr. and Mrs. Russell, parents of Captain Russell. Case is hinged in the middle and shows Mr. Russell in three-quarter portrait with satin appearing waist-coat and wide lapelled jacket; Mrs. Russell is in three-quarter pose with hands folded across her lap, in satin dress with buttons down the front and white collar and puffy sleeves. Both feature hand-colored gold details and pink cheeks.Under portrait of Mr. Russell: "Littlefield, Parsons & Co., Successors to A.P. Critchlow & Co., Manufacturers of Daguerreotype Cases. L.,P.,& Co., are the sole Proprietors and only legal Manufacturers"
On View
Not on view
Circa 1860
1745-1925
1725-1960
Circa 1860
early 20th Century
Circa 1950
