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A551 / Pannotype or panotype - ca 1860s - ninth plate
#A551#pannotype#panotype#ca 1860#60s#ninth plate#1/9#woman#studio#seated#antique photograph#photo#full case#oval#velvet#blue velvet#oval case#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A552 / Ambrotype - UK - ca 1858 - ninth plate
Periodical copy of another ambrotype
#A552#ambrotype#copy#copy of a copy#UK#ca 1858#50s#ninth plate#1/9#woman#elderly#studio#seated#antique photograph#photo#full case#flap#white silk#silk#bonnet#cape#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A553 / Ambrotype - UK - ca 1860-1861 - ninth plate
#A553#ambrotype#UK#ca 1860#60s#ninth plate#1/9#child#girl#because the hair is parted in the middle#red coral#necklace#to ward off disease#flowers#tinted#studio#seated#antique photograph#photo#full case#Eickmeyer style#band case#velvet#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A554 / Ambrotype - USA - ca 1859-1861 - ninth plate
#A554#ambrotype#ninth plate#1/9#USA#ca 1859#50s#woman#studio#seated#book#antique photograph#pjoto#full case#red velvet#velvet#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A555 / Ambrotype & Tintype - USA - ca 1862 - ninth plate
Rare case holding four images, two ruby ambrotypes, two tintypes.
#A555#ambrotype#tintype#ruby#ninth plate#1/9#ca 1862#60s#USA#woman#man#studio#seated#antique photograph#photo#full case#rare case#chair#gothic chair#unknown sitter#unknown artist#hat
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A556 / Ambrotype - UK - ca 1855-1857 - quarter plate
#A556#ambrotype#uk#ca 1855#50s#quarter plate#1/4#woman#elderly#studio#seated#antique photograph#photo#half case#bonnet#shawl#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A557 / Ambrotype / UK / ca 1855-1860 / sixth plate
#A557#ambrotype#uk#ca 1855#50s#sixth plate#1/6#woman#seated#studio#antique photograph#photo#wall frame#unknown sitter#unknown artist#flowers#tablecloth#fringe
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A558 / Ambrotype - Hasselt, Belgium - April 14th 1886 - sixth plate
Blue for women, pink/red for men
#A558#ambrotype#hasselt#belgium#sixth plate#1/6#dated#14 april 1886#1886#80s#man#woman#studio#seated#pillar#column#hat#antique photograph#photo#wall frame#paper mat#passe-partout#unknown sitter#unknown artist
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A559 / Ambrotype - UK - ca 1860-1863 - quarter plate
#A559#ambrotype#portrait#quarter plate#1/4#ca 1860#full case#velvet#leather case#backdrop#seated#studio#man#woman#antique#photograph#photo#60s#unknown artist#unknown sitter
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Ambrotype - UK - ca 1858 - ninth plate
#A003#ambrotype#ninth plate#1/9#ca 1858#UK#full case#tinting#man#woman#studio#seated#green dress#dress#red necklace#coral#case in hand#case#jewelry#gold#50s
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Ambrotype - UK - ca 1858 - sixth plate
#A002#ambrotype#sixth plate#1/6#UK#ca 1858#wall case#woman#child#studio#bonnet#cape#granny#seated#50s
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