VERNACULAR & PHOTOGRAPHICA
PHOTOGRAPHER UNKNOWN
Untitled (montage of 6 cased images, possibly family group)
N.D. c 1870
5 ambrotypes, 1 tintype (violin player),
each with slight hand-coloring on cheeks
Sixth plate images in frames,
assembled in 9.5 x 11 x 1 in. gold frame
Condition: top right ambrotype: several areas missing
black backing;
top left ambrotype: small piece of emulsion missing, top right;
4 of the oval ambrotypes slightly oxidized along edges
$450