PhotographsBritish19th century

Untitled (stonemason with the tools of his trade)

c. 1850-1860

Artists

Unidentified ArtistArtist

Classification

Photographs

Technique

Ambrotype

Medium

Sixth-plate ambrotype in plain arched-top gilt mount and velvet-lined black thermo-plastic

Culture

British

Century

19th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Photographs

Dimensions

image: 6.9 × 5.7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 1/4 in.) case (closed): 9.3 × 8.4 cm (3 11/16 × 3 5/16 in.)

Provenance

[Barnard Quaritch Ltd., London], sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2018

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