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So Many Things to See

1/11/2020

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In this digital age many people ask me, why I collect originals rather than just viewing online. Looking at online museums, eBay, Etsy, and countless others, there seem to be endless images of antique photographs and original garments to examine.  In the case of original photographs, one of the reasons is resolution.  Ambrotypes, daguerreotypes, and tintypes contain a level of detail that is absolutely mind blowing.  For example, this 1850's ambrotype is approximately two by three inches in size.  A scan of the image allows me to look at the individual flowers in the bonnet and details in the cap that wouldn't be recognizable at the original size.  Looking at the ties, one can see that they aren't hemmed, cut rather messily, have a picot edge, and are even a bit wrinkled.  
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