Ambrotype Photograph of a Young Man in a Top Hat and Bowtie in Case (1/9 Plate) shop2024 Costella G

Costella G

Here is a lovely antique prattware dresser box - a small covered dish with an image on the cover entitled "Uncle Toby

" The image features a Native American Indian on horseback with his arms outstretched and his eyes to the sky

The bottom of the humidor is marked Made in Bohemia

Ambrotype Photograph of a Young Man in a Top Hat and Bowtie in Case (1/9 Plate) shop2024 Costella GHere is a lovely antique ambrotype photograph of a young man in a top hat wearing a very large bowtie. This photo is housed in a half case, often called a "union case." It dates to the second half of the 1800s. This photo is 1 9th plate size, making it approximately 2 x 2. 5 inches.