Description
Original mid-19th-century ambrotype portrait of a seated gentleman, housed in its period embossed leather-covered case with plush velvet pad and ornate nonpareil scalloped mat-an archetypal late-1850s/early-1860s presentation.
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Format & size: sixth-plate ambrotype (collodion positive on glass); outer case approx. 3″ × 4″; unidentified sitter
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Dating: c. 1857-1862 based on the nonpareil mat style and clothing (wide bow tie, high collar)
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Case: embossed leather/pasteboard with bouquet-in-urn motif; hinge intact; clasp present but not engaging
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Condition: average contrast with expected edge haloing and dust under/over glass; honest exterior wear from age and handling-please view all photos
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Extras: includes two tiny later paper albumen portraits (late-1860s/1870s) that were found tucked with the case; included as found
A classic, display-ready example of Civil War-era portrait photography with its original Victorian case and accessories.
