Portrait of man holding caulking mallet

ambrotype

PHOTOGRAPHS - AMBROTYPES
Circa 1860
painting; textile; paper; metal; wood; glass; ceramic; bone; ivory; photograph; other; leather
2-7/8 x 2-3/8 x 1/4 in.

Ambrotype, circa 1860, 1/9 plate on ruby glass, in 1/2 case; three-quarter view of man standing, holding caulking mallet in right hand; unidentified object in left hand; man wears top hat, dark vest with light patterns, and tie; nail in top of case with string for hanging.

1994.70