Paisley v. plaid
Ambrotype by unidentified photographer, ca.1855
A battle royale between paisley smock and plaid dress left no clear winner and no one emerged unscathed. The photographic process that captured the sibling sartorial spat was an ambrotype, in which a collodion glass plate negative is made positive by backing it with a black. The dark hues of many ambrotypes led some to comment that the people depicted look like enraged mud turtles. In paisley.
Title
Aaron, Hannah, and Emily Scott
Creator
Unidentified
Date
ca.1855
Extent
1 ambrotype
Description
A battle royale between paisley smock and plaid dress left no clear winner and no one emerged unscathed. The photographic process that captured the sibling sartorial spat was an ambrotype, in which a collodion glass plate negative is made positive by backing it with a black. The dark hues of many ambrotypes led some to comment that the people depicted look like enraged mud turtles. In paisley.
Collection:
Nash-Scott Family Papers (MS 581)
Identifier
mums581-s04-b009-i007
Cite As:
Aaron, Hannah, and Emily Scott. Ambrotype by unidentified photographer, ca.1855. Nash-Scott Family Papers (MS 581)
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