C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man modular earrings " The rather expressionistic black

" The rather expressionistic black checkerboard pattern painted on top of the red of his shirt I think is really excellent too

sculptural thing when I found it

spruce gum boxes

presumably J

but with no information on his maker or exact age

C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man modular earrings " The rather expressionistic blackI found this one in Maine this week, and just love it for for the intensity of its subject, looking a bit possessed and definitely as if he might see into one's soul (and with a soulfulness himself that makes me think of portraits of Lincoln.) The scratches and subtle halo around his head just amplifies the effect, as if he is radiating energy. The seller noted this as an amethyst ambrotype definitely it is the latter, and though I have not taken it