Ambrotype, Elegant Man, ca. 1860 #rococospencer Duvelleroy

Duvelleroy

Materials: Velvet

perhaps exclusively for a wedding or another high‑society occasion

Hoher Stehkragen aus der gleichen Spitze

dating to 1876

Ambrotype, Elegant Man, ca. 1860 #rococospencer DuvelleroyElegant man portrait in original case. Measures: 7 x 5,5 cm. Excellent condition of the ambrotype. Only the case need a taping on the ends. The decoration is not included. The ambrotype is a positive photograph on glass made by a variant of the wet plate collodion process. Like a print on paper, it is viewed by reflected light. Like the daguerreotype, which it replaced, and like the prints produced by a Polaroid camera, each is a unique original that