noun
- early photographic images made on glass plates using a collodion process, popular in the 1850s and 1860s
Usage: photography; historical
Examples
- The museum’s collection includes several well-preserved ambrotypes from the Civil War era.
- Ambrotypes were cheaper alternatives to daguerreotypes in the mid-19th century.
- The photographer specialized in creating ambrotypes using traditional glass plate techniques.
- Many family portraits from the 1850s were captured as ambrotypes.
- The antique shop displayed ambrotypes in ornate cases typical of the period.
- Collectors prize ambrotypes for their unique appearance and historical significance.