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Woman with Bonnet
ca. 1860
A. P. Critchlow & Co.
USA
Ambrotype in case: collodon negative on glass; metal, velvet, leather, thermoplastic
overall: 3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.; 8.255 x 8.255 cm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Baggs
86.31.4

Ambrotype of unidentified woman with bonnet; woman is seated, wearing black dress, white bonnet; she holds book; thermoplastic case labeled "A.P. Critchlow and Company / Manufacturers of / Daguerreotype Cases / A.P.C. & Co / Are the Original Inventors of the / Composition for the Union Case / (so called) including the various shades / of color and fineness of texture pecu- / liar to their manufacturer and of the / Embracing Riveted Hinges / thus securing them from breaking out / as do others that are inserted / with or without a / metal brace. Patent applied for."