Antique Rare Boxing Ambrotype Photo, Shirtless Bare Knuckle Boxer, Early 1800s Mummy with folded piece of black

with folded piece of black paper in the case behind the image

slimmer fit

approximately 4" x 2

hinged push button

Antique Rare Boxing Ambrotype Photo, Shirtless Bare Knuckle Boxer, Early 1800s Mummy with folded piece of blackRare quarter plate ambrotype of a shirtless boxer with his fists up in a classic boxing pose. This is a clear glass ambrotype behind a mat and cover glass, with folded piece of black paper in the case behind the image. The mat is a Hayden mat with a patent date on its underside of October 1855, it is not a later British mat. Ambrotype has some age related perimeter darkening, some light surface issues, and a crack in the upper left area does not jump