C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man modular earrings spruce gum boxes

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which have such a terrific form and feel in the hand

the surface decoration playfully advances an illusion of the vessel's flatness

but how much fun to put this at the center of a dinner party table filled with bouillabaisse

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C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man modular earrings spruce gum boxesI found this one in Maine this week, and just love it for for the intensity of its subject, looking a bit possessed and definitely as if he might see into one's soul (and with a soulfulness himself that makes me think of portraits of Lincoln.) The scratches and subtle halo around his head just amplifies the effect, as if he is radiating energy. The seller noted this as an amethyst ambrotype definitely it is the latter, and though I have not taken it