#ambrotypes

[hauntedbystorytelling]

Masao Yamamoto ~ (unknown title) and AM # 34, Ambrotypes, printed 2023 | src Gallery 51

[slack-wise]

Bridget Smith

[old4sa]

[billhaowetplate]

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[daguerreotyping]

Mourning locket ambrotype of a young man with shining eyes and a shy smile, c. 1860s

[catsofyore]

A boy's best friend is his kitten. There's no date on this but it is an ambrotype - they were most popular in the mid 1850s - 1860s. Source.

[redwritr]

Arthur Morgan

reference by the stunning @kaphzzz 🖤

[meanvictoriann]

19th century ambrotypes.

(Some are mine)

[visionsofour-past]

• Ambrotype of Chief Oshawana, Anishinaabe (Ojibwe).

Place of origin: Great Lakes Region, Canada or USA

Date: 1838

Medium: Leather, metal, glass, cloth

[revoltedstates]

Two unidentified Federal NCOs. Library of Congress.

[moradadabeleza]

thomas lvq

Ambrotype 18x24

[delicatelydeceased]

Witchy Woman

Ruby red ambrotype with identification and lock of human hair in back of case | c. 1850s

© Delicately Deceased | Instagram • Shop

[old4sa]

Bought an ambrotype and a daguerreotype today! I've wanted some for a couple years now and these were only $35 each thanks to their unfortunate condition.

This is an ambrotype, a single portrait case with the clasp still functional! She's fading a bit, allowing us to see through to the black underneath, which gives her an incredible 3D effect. The case has no hinge, only a strip of adhesive.

The second one is a daguerreotype and she's difficult to get a picture of because she's so pale, the mirrored surface beneath shows through when photographed head on, so I have to take pictures of it from an angle, but despite that you can still see the floral pattern on her dress.

In these next pictures you can see that someone poked holes to help highlight the details of her collar, and you can see the iridescent discoloration around the edge. You can also see the really lovely detail on the case.

The final one I wanted to share isn't one I bought, since it was $285, but it was in such perfect condition I'm not surprised at the price. I only got one picture of it since it was in a display case, but it must've been stored in incredible conditions to look so perfect now. Really impressive piece, but I find the imperfections of the inexpensive ones so charming. I wouldn't mind picking up one this nice in the future, but only if I find the subjects particularly intriguing.

[roscoe-conkling]

Facing an uncertain future and the possibility of never seeing each other again, Civil War conscripts would sometimes have their photograph made together as a memento.

[daguerreotyping]

Ambrotype of a cute militiaman next door whose hat is as wild as his hair, 1860

[ltwilliammowett]

Hand-Painted Naval Ambrotype of Lt. John S. Watson, 1861-65