Portrait of Captain and Mrs. John Forsyth

ambrotype

PHOTOGRAPHS - AMBROTYPES
circa 1858
3-3/8 x 3-7/8 in.

Ambrotype. Portrait of Captain and Mrs. John Forsyth. Black japanned case with leather spine. Cover is beautifully decorated with mother-of-pearl and hand painted bouquet of red flowers with green and gold leaves. Inside cover lined with red velvet. Gold tooling around the edge. Circa 1858.


1967.26

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