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Harriet Burt Sprague
1860-1880
Maker not marked
USA
Ambrotype in case: collodon negative on glass; metal, velvet, leather
closed: 3-3/4"h x 3 1/4"w x 5/8"d; open: 3-3/4 in x 6-1/2 in x 3/8 in
Gift of Brita Flemming
2011.039.6

Ambrotype photograph of a woman identified as Harriet Burt Sprague. The woman is seated next to a table and holds a book in her lap with her left hand. She wears a a dark flower print dress with a high white collar. A brooch she wears at her neck and a ring on her right finger have have been colored with gold. Her cheeks have been slightly tinted pink. The case is wrapped brown leather embossed with ornate floral designs with a bird at center and has a metal clasp. The material opposite the photograph is red silk.