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Visual Materials
Portrait of unidentified woman wearing brooch
- Description
Brooch and earrings are hand-colored gold. Photographer: Marcellus Kertson, New York. Stamped on mat: "Kertson 421 Broadway. Cor. Canal St. N.Y." Date based on years photographer operated at this address. A paper illustration of Abraham Lincoln and his son Tad had been placed in the frame over the image; the ambrotype was found underneath.
- Date
- [approximately 1855-1856]
- Call number
- (photDAG 38)
- Provenance
- Acquired from various sources. Assembled into a collection by the Library from various sources. See finding aid for sources of individual items.
- Restrictions
- RESTRICTED. Items are fragile. Available with curatorial approval. Please view digital surrogates.
