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Ivorytypes and American Ivorytypes
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The photographic quest to mimic the luxury of the miniature painting. By sealing a translucent photograph over ivory or glass, these portraits achieved a luminous, flesh-like glow that represented the height of mid-19th-century domestic luxury.
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Ivorytypes and American Ivorytypes
The American Ivorytype / Toovytype
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The American Ivorytype (1864)
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The Toovytype: or: Ivorytype
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