Handsome Gentleman in Formal Attire, c. 1860s Ninth Plate Ambrotype In Foil Wrap folk arty building as I would do

as I would do

and perhaps even more so a miniature one

it's just a cool sculptural object to add interest to (or hold up

Very striking I think

and I have since found a couple of other examples of this specific apothecary case out there--one at Bonham's

Handsome Gentleman in Formal Attire, c. 1860s Ninth Plate Ambrotype In Foil Wrap folk arty building as I would doQuite a striking fellow, purchased from a dealer in my neck of the woods. Definitely looks like the protagonist in a period drama, with many schemes up his sleeve! Ninth plate ambrotype with hand tinted pink cheeks and lips. With just a bit of corrosion to the ambrotype showing as a few spots that look like sea moss to the right of his eyes, and one two more spots of the same just to the right of his face and on his nose, those just visible if held at