Description: Ruby Ambrotype with Bubble Glass, C.D. Fredricks New York. Quarter-Plate 4-1/4" x 3-1/4". Glare is from cellphone camera. Domed-Bubble glass and back side of ruby ambro is very dirty, could use a careful cleaning. Normal age on mat and preserver. 3 woman; mother and daughters or all sisters? Woman on Left Side: Beautiful lavender and white stripes gown, vertical pattern. Lace collar, gold-tinted brooch and gold-tinted dangle earrings, black lace mittens exposing the fingers. Pink-tinted cheeks and lips. Center-parted hair, smooth sides covering her ears. Woman Standing in Back: Beautifully tinted blue dress and there's a white lace collar with a gold-tinted brooch. She has a hand on shoulders of the two women seated in front of her. Unusual hairstyle, or it's the pattern of ribbons in her hair. Hard to tell, but may be wearing gold-tinted small earrings. Pink-tinted cheeks and lips. Center-parted hair, smooth sides covering her ears. Woman on Right Side: Another beautifully tinted blue dress, with a lighter blue belt, and also a white lace collar with a gold-tinted brooch. Pink-tinted cheeks and lips. Center-parted hair, smooth sides, covering her ears. Hard to tell, but she may be wearing gold-tinted small earrings. For Collectors of Photographers and Studios: The left-bottom side of the mat says "C.D. Fredericks" and the right-bottom side of the mat says "585 Broadway." Research on Photographer: C.D. Fredricks operated one of the most successful photographic studios in New York City at 585 and 587 Broadway. Beginning in 1854 and for more than thirty years a painted sign on the building said: “Photographic Temple of Art.” It was a 4-story building. Fredricks specialized in portraiture, producing large-format and cartes-de-visite likenesses of politicians, Civil War generals, celebrities, and actors, including Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth.
Price: 400 USD
Location: York, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-13T23:57:12.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Antique: Yes
Autograph Format: Embossed Mat
Image Orientation: Portrait
Size: 4-1/4" x 3-1/4" Quarter-Plate
Signed: Yes
Image Color: Color
Material: Glass, Metal
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Framing: Matted & Framed
Subject: Costumes, Hobbies & Leisure, New York, States & Counties, USA, Vanity Fair
Vintage: Yes
Type: Ruby Ambrotype Photograph
Format: Ruby Ambrotype - Mat - Bubble Glass - Preserver
Year of Production: Early 1850s
Photographer: C.D. Fredericks, Photographic Temple of Art, New York, New York, C.D. Fredricks, Photographic Temple of Art Studio, New York
Number of Photographs: 1
Theme: Americana, Art, Cities & Towns, Community Life, Continents & Countries, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Fashion, History, Love, People, Portrait, Social History
Style: Documentary, Figurative Art, Photojournalism
Features: Embossed, Hand Tinted, One of a Kind (OOAK)
Time Period Manufactured: Early 1850s
Production Technique: Ruby Ambrotype Bubble Glass Photograph
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
