C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man painted wooden boxes Each measures 2" x 2"

Each measures 2" x 2" x 2" and weighs 10

I think FLT - friendship

1918--and there is another showcasing  Roman ornament

These have pretty pink backs and a little bleed around the edges of the clubs

C. 1850s (Presumed Amethyst) Sixth Plate Ambrotype of Very Intense Looking Man painted wooden boxes Each measures 2" x 2"I 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