Intriguing 1/4 Ambrotype Widow in Mourning Dress Holding Child NY Photographer guns nice photo in hand

nice photo in hand

rough back with album residue

Dimensions of this tintype are approximately 4 1/4" x 3 1/4"

and was part of a larger collection of CDVS I acquired that were either taken by

so it looks like it was slightly

Intriguing 1/4 Ambrotype Widow in Mourning Dress Holding Child NY Photographer guns nice photo in handQuarter plate ambrotype, woman in mourning dress and veil holding a little girl. The pose is a very "post mortem" one.. right down to the girl's crossed feet.. and her eyes might be closed.. having said that, I personally do not believe it is a post mortem photo, but others who have seen it believe it is it's for the buyer to decide!"McDonell" is impressed on the velvet pad a daguerreotype and ambrotype studio in Buffalo, New York. Housed in a full