Browse Items (182 total)

  • Collection: Ambrotypes

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Ambrotype of a young man seated on a studio posing chair. Plain background. Mounted in a wall hanging frame.

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Ambrotype of a woman seated with book in hand. Some colour applied to clothing and skin. Mounted in a wall hanging frame.

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Ambrotype of a man, possibly an artist holding a knife. No case, mount only. Some colour applied to background.

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Ambrotype of an older woman in a bonnet and shawl. Some blue applied to bonnet and gold to jewellery. Half damaged case.

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Ambrotype of a man sat at a table. Studio portrait. Back not blacked, has a velvet backing. No case, damaged mount.

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Ambrotype of a man. Very dusty plate. Studio portrait. Full case in two halves.

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Ambrotype of a man. Very dusty plate. Studio portrait. Full case in two halves.

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Ambrotype of a man. Very dusty plate. Studio portrait. Full case in two halves.

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Ambrotype of a woman sat at a table. Studio portrait. Face has been erased physically on plate. Full frame in two halves.

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Ambrotype of a bearded man sat at a table. Studio portrait. It seems that he has two different eye colours. Cracked plate, damaged case.

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Fine detailed and hand coloured ambrotype of a man seated at a table. No frame. Damage to bottom right corner.

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Ambrotype of Mr Dunbull, taken expressly for my only Daughter Emily. 1856 Boston, Massachusetts,United States. Manuscript to reverse of the frame. Cutting Patent process. Damage to emulsion.

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Ambrotype of Mrs Dunbull, taken expressly for my only Child Emily. 1856 Boston, Massachusetts,United States. Manuscript to reverse of the frame. Cutting Patent process. Damage to emulsion.

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Ambrotype of a young boy. Holding a pair of leather gloves, leaning on a book on a table. Brass mount no frame or case.

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Ambrotype of an older woman. Possible modern reframing by Aldridge Brothers, 35 Warwick Street & No.4 The Arcade, Worthing

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Ambrotype of young man seated. Full case with ornate brass clasp.

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Early framed ambrotype of a young man and woman seated. Both holding books, a book and plant on the table. The plant has some green applied. Wooden frame. The felt backing has a ghost image of the original plate.

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Ambrotype of a soldier seated with his headwear on the table next to him. Possible Sergeant in the Royal Artillery. Very poor condition. Unvarnished. Black to the reverse.

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Ambrotype of a man seated at a table, check trousers, painted backdrop.. Studio portrait. Very finely tinted. Full case.

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Ambrotype of a man seated. Strange headwear in hands. Hand coloured. Full case.

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Ambrotype of a man seated. Wearing an overcoat with hands folded. Some damage, no case.

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Ambrotype of shop frontage with staff on doorstep. H. Prigg, Grocer and Seedman. Damage to edges of plate. No case.

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Ambrotpe of two women seated together. Book in hand and on tabletop. Some colour and gold applied to jewellery. Scratched plate but highly detailed. No case.

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Ambrotype of a man seated at a table. A large ammount of hand applied colour to the image. An unusual plate size of 5x6 inches. No case.

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Ambrotype of an older man seated at a table. Column, curtain and painted backdrop featuring a Cathedral. No case.

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Ambrotype of a family group outdoors. 5 male and 4 female. Makeshift white backdrop in the garden hardly does the job. One man holds a violin and bow. Paper text around as part of the mount reads “...steamship North American, bound for Quebec, Sep 3,…

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Ambrotpe of an older man seated. Subject movement in face. No black backing. No case. Purchased with AM0155.

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Ambrotype of an older woman in a bonnet and shawl. High detail and some tinting. No black backing. No case. Purchased with AM0156.

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Ambrotype of an older man seated at a table. Cane in hand and prominent watch chain. No case.

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Ambrotype of an older woman seated at a table. Open book on table and a letter in hand. No case.
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