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SOMBER LAD Antique Mid 1800s AMBROTYPE Photo Portrait NOT TINTYPE Young Man in Half Daguerreotype Case

SOMBER LAD Antique Mid 1800s AMBROTYPE Photo Portrait NOT TINTYPE Young Man in Half Daguerreotype Case

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Antique Original Mid 1800s
Ambrotype Photograph -- Photo on Glass
in ornate metal framing
In HALF Case

With some wear as shown.

*See also that both sides of the case are present but are separated at the spine.

Size is approx. 3" x 2 1/2" overall.

Original and one of a kind portrait.
Note the pale pink highlights on his cheeks.

Guaranteed to be on glass -- is NOT a tintype in daguerreotype framing. Please note that the photo's black backing is important to the image's appearance and should not be removed. The CASE, however, and the metal framing may be removed if you wish!
But, again, please note that the backing on the glass needs to stay as it is part OF the photo itself.

Lovely framed as decor or for use in your artwork!

*Note: the journeyandlandscape watermark is, of course, only on the scans you see here. Not on the original(s).

Our photos are all originals, not copies or reprints.
As always, our photos are 'market fresh,' not previously used in any way, not copied or reprinted. We obtain them directly from estates, not from other sources where they have been previously 'used'. You and you only will have the image(s) and all rights.

A LITTLE BACKGROUND on AMBROTYPES:
Underexposed collodion negatives on glass were bleached out by treatments with nitric acid or mercury bichloride. They were then backed with black lacquer or black paper to present their positive image. They were often mounted in elaborated cased frames with a hinged covers. Many times, today, they are found with just one side of the frame, the side the photo rests in. Each ambrotype, just as with daguerreotypes is a single-print, one-of-a-kind -- a truly unique image from a single exposure. They were easy to tint, so ambrotypes often were detailed with gold paint to accentuate jewelry or with rosy browns to highlight cheeks and lips. By the late 1860s or era of the Civil War, ambrotypes were mostly replaced by tintypes and cdvs / carte de vistes.

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Added on Oct 09, 2009