Wedding Portrait
Photographer
Cobb Studio
Dateca. 1900
Mediumglass plate negative
Dimensions8 1/2 × 6 1/2 in. (21.6 × 16.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Walter C. Haussamen
Terms
Object numberPA1990.013.309.A
DescriptionWedding portrait of an unidentified bride and groom in Cobb Studio in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The groom is seated in a wooden high-backed chair. He is wearing a pin-striped tuxedo with a boutonniere in his jacket lapel. The bride is standing to the right of the groom and holds a bouquet of flowers. She has a long veil with a pearl headpiece. She is wearing a short-sleeved wedding gown with white gloves. The groom holds his white gloves in his right hand. Both people are facing the camera.Silver mirroring and emulsion deterioration is occurring on the glass plate creating color distortion and emulsion loss.
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