Charles and Lavinia Stratton
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894 (attributed)
Details
- Palette
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- Dimensions
- Plate: 9.5 × 5.9 × 0.2 cm (3 3/4 × 2 5/16 × 1/16")
- Holding institution
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Image provider
- smithsonian-national-portrait-gallery
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection
Art Genome Taxonomy
11 tags
Subject Matter
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Group Portrait Both · 99%
The title identifies Charles and Lavinia Stratton, and the image visibly presents two sitters posed together in a formal studio arrangement.
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Interiors Both · 98%
The catalog lists an interior and furnishings, while the image shows the sitters against an indoor backdrop with a prominent chair and floor or wall detailing.
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Performing Arts Metadata · 98%
Catalog subjects identify both Charles Sherwood Stratton and Lavinia Warren Stratton as performers.
Visual Qualities
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Black and White Visual · 99%
The reproduced image is rendered in a monochrome range of light and dark tones.
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Cracked Visual · 99%
Extensive networks of cracks and areas of abrasion and material loss visibly interrupt the photographic image across the plate.
Medium and Techniques
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Photography Metadata · 99%
The catalog classifies the object as a photographic negative made using the glass plate collodion process.
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Negative Image Metadata · 99%
The medium is specifically identified as a glass plate collodion negative, making the negative-image format a documented characteristic of the work.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 99%
The object is dated c. 1860–70, placing it within nineteenth-century art.
Geographic Regions
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American Art Metadata · 99%
The recorded place of origin is New York, United States.
Materials
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Glass as Material Metadata · 99%
The cataloged support is glass, described as a glass plate collodion negative.
Furniture and Lighting
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Chair Both · 99%
A large, ornate high-backed chair is clearly visible at the left side of the composition and is also listed in the catalog subjects.
Source & rights
Mathew Brady Studio, active 1844 - 1894. Charles and Lavinia Stratton. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Frederick Hill Meserve Collection.