Young Girl in Gold, Hand-tinted 19th C. Sixth Plate Ambrotype with Gilding treen dome lid apothecary case quite a gem

quite a gem

and seems to me quite a singular thing

(Place it on a stand and you'd never see it) Documented in detail photos

I purchased this terrific handwoven rug from the estate sale of an artist and gallerist on Newbury Street in Boston who dealt in Haitian art primarily

or just hang it on the wall

Young Girl in Gold, Hand-tinted 19th C. Sixth Plate Ambrotype with Gilding treen dome lid apothecary case quite a gemA charmer of an ambrotype and subject! I think, especially special for being hand colored, not just the yellow tint of her dress and pink of her cheeks, but also hand drawn black lines detailing her dress and a gilded flourish at her neck. I love her face, and her hands, and especially the play between her legs and boot tops and the seat and legs of the chair. 3 5 16" x 2 13 16". Overall good condition, with one black mark coming down from upper left