C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man painted wooden boxes with another collaged bit on

with another collaged bit on reverse

Each measures 2" x 2" x 2" and weighs 10

I think FLT - friendship

and I don't know much more than that

Overall dimensions approx 10 1/2" l x 4 1/2" w x 3" t

C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man painted wooden boxes with another collaged bit onI found this one in Maine this week, and just love it for for the intensity of its subject, looking a bit possessed and definitely as if he might see into one's soul (and with a soulfulness himself that makes me think of portraits of Lincoln.) The scratches and subtle halo around his head just amplifies the effect, as if he is radiating energy. The seller noted this as an amethyst ambrotype definitely it is the latter, and though I have not taken it