Woman in Green Dress

Autochrome portrait of woman seated on couch, in green dress with feathered hat

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Autochrome portrait of woman seated on couch, in green dress with feathered hat

Object Details

maker

Towles, William H.

Description (Brief)

Autochrome portrait of woman seated on a couch, in a green dress with feathered hat.

Description

William H. Towles, active from 1890 into the 1930s, is said to have made Washington, D.C.'s first autochrome. Autochromes are among the first commercially successful forms of color photography. The color dyes in the photographs are held by potato starch.

Date made

1908

1908-01

ID Number

PG.003900

accession number

107614

catalog number

3900

Object Name

autochrome

Autochrome

Physical Description

glass (overall material)

wood (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 8 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in x 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 16.51 cm x 1.27 cm

Place Made

United States: District of Columbia, Washington

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Work and Industry: Photographic History

Photography

Autochrome Collection

Data Source

National Museum of American History

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-6495-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1276035