"Nathan's Parable"

ambrotype of lithograph

PHOTOGRAPHS - AMBROTYPES
Dean & Emerson
paper
sight 2-1/2 in. x 3-1/4 in.; frame 3-1/4 in. 4-1/4 in.

Ambrotype of 16th or 17th century lithograph. Mythological or religious scene. "Nathan's Parable" scratched into back of ambrotype. Group of people surrounding young woman with lamb. Brass cut-out mat and frame surrounding image. Scratched into emulsion on glass: "2 Samuel Chap 12 bisse 1=15". Embossed into mat: "DEAN & EMERSON PATENT.../ Worcester Mass No 26". Ref: Wm. Peterson, MSM, May 1987.

1976.166.416