Original quarter-plate ambrotype of a bearded older man wearing spectacles. His cheeks have been tinted..
Mat is stamped "AMBROTYPE BY GUTEKUNST 706 ARCH ST" in the lower-left corner and "PATENTED JULY 4 & 11.54" in the lower-right corner.
Housed a very nice, pebbled leather book style case that is in very good to excellent antique condition with light leather wear. Case is approximately 5" x 4.25" when closed. Ambrotype is in very good antique condition. It's a clear glass ambrotype with the image sealed and protected between two pieces of glass and a piece of black velvet in side of the case. Weirdly, I see a couple of scratches, in the background left and in the upper-right close to the mat.. strange because as I said above, the emulsion is protected between the two pieces of glass, which appear to still be firmly sealed together with their original adhesive. The white spots are smudges on the glass are just reflections.
Boxed shipping, choice of Ground Advantage or Priority Mail.