Photographs on iron plates: the ferrotype. This is how portraits were made in 1800

Steels: Ferrite, lecture 6 (2016)

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An unknown woman, photographed around 1875. This studio portrait shows a woman seated confidently with her hands on her hips, wearing a high-necked blouse with full puffed sleeves and a wide waistband, a silhouette typical of the mid-to-late 1870s. The assertive pose is striking for the period and suggests a strong sense of self rather than the softer, more passive stances often expected of women in Victorian photography. The image appears to be an ambrotype or tintype, with visible edge wear an