Ninth Plate Ambrotype Portrait of Woman with Braids and Aura! doorstop A little bit of roughness--not

A little bit of roughness--not quite a perfectly sharp point--at the tip

which I purchased from a dealer with many wonderful and eclectic things

Still really looks great

visits to Boston always meant Filene's Basement--the original and ultimate bargain basemen--at Downtown Crossing

Ninth Plate Ambrotype Portrait of Woman with Braids and Aura! doorstop A little bit of roughness--notI think the more one looks at and for things, the more attracted to the effects of time and chance one becomes, which can make already singular things all the more so. I found a very potent image of a Civil War soldier several weeks ago, which had deteriorated such that it appeared his head had been shot off, and actually purchased this and one other I am listing now from that same seller, I think all three previously held in one collection. I believe