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| Keywords: ambrotype ruby ambrotype rubyambrotype ruby glass collodion sixth-plate sixthplate omeka public domain publicdomain groupshot people photo border round outdoor This is the first example of a ruby ambrotype in my collection, a generous gift from an American friend who stayed for a night after we had both attended a course in early processes at Lacock Abbey. I'll use the comments below to show images and describe the characteristics of a ruby ambrotype, but in essence it's a traditional wet plate collodion positive (as devised by Frederick Scott Archer) but instead of being made on clear glass and then having a coat of black lacquer applied, it is on a very dark ruby coloured glass. Unknown provenance, unknown date (estimated late 1850s). What strikes me is the unusual yet very pleasing way that the photographer has dealt with the posing of the children (photographers always hate even numbers!). This is the first example of a ruby ambrotype in my collection, a generous gift from an American friend who stayed for a night after we had both attended a course in early processes at Lacock Abbey. I'll use the comments below to show images and describe the characteristics of a ruby ambrotype, but in essence it's a traditional wet plate collodion positive (as devised by Frederick Scott Archer) but instead of being made on clear glass and then having a coat of black lacquer applied, it is on a very dark ruby coloured glass. Unknown provenance, unknown date (estimated late 1850s). What strikes me is the unusual yet very pleasing way that the photographer has dealt with the posing of the children (photographers always hate even numbers!). | ||||
