Very rare breastfeeding nursing Ethnic? mother antique 1850s ambrotype photo Mary Walker and it looks like most

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Very rare breastfeeding nursing Ethnic? mother antique 1850s ambrotype photo Mary Walker and it looks like mostOriginal 1850s, sixth plate ambrotype photo of a woman nursing her baby. Very rare image! Housed in its original banded leather case, which is complete, intact, and in excellent antique condition. The ambrotype is behind a mat but there is no cover glass, and the image has some mat abrasions, light nicks and surface wear, mostly visible when viewed enlarged or under magnification, and not so much when viewed normally in hand, however, the emulsion