Post-Mortem on Pillow
| Title | Post-Mortem on Pillow |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1855 19th century |
| Medium | ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate |
| Classification | Photograph |
| Origin | America America |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Post-Mortem on Pillow, c. 1855. America. Ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate; image: 7 x 8.3 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.); case: 8 x 9.3 cm (3 1/8 x 3 11/16 in.); matted: 48.3 x 61 cm (19 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Charles Isaacs and Carol Nigro, 2003.294 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Post-Mortem on Pillow” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 1855. It is executed in ambrotype, tinted, sixth plate and classified as photograph. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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