Description:
Very Good. Plate size 105 × 140 mm, mounted as issued behind an ornate oval gilt metal matt (visible image size 90 × 120 mm), in a velvet-lined leather-covered case. Case slightly worn, with the joint broken; the image itself is in excellent condition. The photographer, subjects, location and date are unknown, but the ambrotype came and went in the period 1855-1865. Large-format Australian outdoor ambrotypes are scarce; ones of this quality are rare. The ambrotype is a thin collodion negative on glass with a black backing of paper, cloth or paint (as in this instance), which makes it look like a positive image. The packaging as above is standard.