Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2001.199.2
Title:
Tintype, Gem portrait of Laura Bridgman
Photographer:
unknown
Date:
between 1860 and 1880
Description:
Tintype shows two side-by-side images of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), each measuring 1 x 13/16 in., on a sheet measuring 1 x 1 5/8 in. Her hair is worn back. She is wearing clear eyeglasses and earrings. Her right cheek is tinted pink in both images.
Medium:
Sheet iron
Print Size:
1 x 1 5/8 in.
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Gem portrait of Laura BridgmanGem portrait of Laura Bridgman