Photography.- Three sixth-plate ambrotypes, two depicting seated gentleman...
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Three sixth-plate ambrotypes, two depicting seated gentleman and one a young boy, gilt frames, one slightly colourised, occasional small scratches not affecting figures, later cases with coats of arms, c.1860s (3)
***Ambrotype is a deliberately underexposed negative optimised for viewing as a positive instead. They first came into use in the US in the early 1850s.
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Three sixth-plate ambrotypes, two depicting seated gentleman and one a young boy, gilt frames, one slightly colourised, occasional small scratches not affecting figures, later cases with coats of arms, c.1860s (3)
***Ambrotype is a deliberately underexposed negative optimised for viewing as a positive instead. They first came into use in the US in the early 1850s.
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