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Post-mortem image of a father holding his infant in his arms.
The infant's eyes are opened using highlights in the pure post-mortem tradition.
The ambrotype is encircled by Pincbeck in his Union Case.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.
Ambrotype Post-Mortem, Father and Infant circa 1870
Post-mortem image of a father holding his infant in his arms.
The infant's eyes are opened using highlights in the pure post-mortem tradition.
The ambrotype is encircled by Pincbeck in his Union Case.
Photographs of recently deceased loved ones were part of 19th-century American and European culture. They allowed families to keep a visual memory of the deceased and contributed to the grieving process. They were a precious possession.