Description: Scarce early original vintage 1/6 plate ambrotype of a sophisticated lady in her best formal attire. She is posed sitting in a plush overstuffed chair. Note that came with this photograph attributes it to Edward Tompkins Whitney. Edward Tompkins Whitney (1820–1893) In 1844, Whitney, born in New York City, quit the jewelry business to learn the daguerreotype process from Matrin M. Lawrence, before moving to Rochester New York in 1846, as an operator in the studio of Thomas Mercer. In 1850, J. W. Black of Boston instructed Whitney in the "new art" of wet-plate collodion photography. Whitney opened his own "Skylight Gallery" in Rochester in 1851, and made regular trips to the New York City studios of Matthew Brady and Jeremiah Gurney in order to study the latest improvements in photography Photograph comes housed in a full push button case with ornate matte and preserver. It has an embossed red velvet cover pad. Hinge is partially separated but still holding on. Photograph measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches and is in excellent condition and is very sharp and has strong tones with good contrast and clarity. Please email with any questions and please "VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS". Thanks.
Price: 38.5 USD
Location: Greenbrae, California
End Time: 2024-12-10T07:07:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.5 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Seller
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Type: Photograph
Year of Production: 1850
Image Color: Black & White
Production Technique: Ambrotype
