Ambrotype of Frederick Douglass

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Subject of

Frederick Douglass, American, 1818 - 1895

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Frederick Douglass wearing a jacket, waistcoat, and bowtie. The wet plate ambrotype plates are housed in a folding leather case with tooled gilt oval mat and red velvet lining.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

1855-1865

Object number

2010.36.10ab

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Type

ambrotypes

portraits

Medium

collodion and silver on glass photographic plates with leather and velvet

Dimensions

H x W (Image and Sheet): 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 in. (12.1 x 9.8 cm)

Case open: 4 3/4 x 7 11/16 x 1/2 in. (12.1 x 19.5 x 1.3 cm)

Case closed: 4 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (12.1 x 9.8 x 1.9 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Photographs and Still Images

Movement

Anti-slavery movements

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Antislavery

Photography

Slavery

Social reform

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539360b3e-615f-42d2-a606-dfe06c34ba34

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.36.10ab