Ninth Plate Ambrotype Portrait of Woman with Braids and Aura! collection The larger about 1 7/8"

The larger about 1 7/8" x 3/4" x 5/16"

but I just love the look of it

or angled more outwardly to accommodate whatever one might want to put in it

The largest one has scalloped edges as well as shutters that open and close

Hard to beat that yellow costume with red polka dots

Ninth Plate Ambrotype Portrait of Woman with Braids and Aura! collection The larger about 1 7/8"I think the more one looks at and for things, the more attracted to the effects of time and chance one becomes, which can make already singular things all the more so. I found a very potent image of a Civil War soldier several weeks ago, which had deteriorated such that it appeared his head had been shot off, and actually purchased this and one other I am listing now from that same seller, I think all three previously held in one collection. I believe