Post-Mortem on Pillow
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Post-Mortem on Pillow

TitlePost-Mortem on Pillow
Datec. 1855 19th century
Mediumambrotype, tinted, sixth plate
ClassificationPhotograph
OriginAmerica America
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit linePost-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
RightsPublic 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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