RARE 1860S CDV PHOTO JEWISH MERCHANT TANGIER MOROCCO SIGNED CHOUFFLY dissection with customized cover for Andover

with customized cover for Andover Theological Seminary Class of 1863

I'm guess the glass probably broke at some point and it picked up some wear that way

clean and undamaged

This ambrotype has been sealed with an iron backing plate and is in a full case with  matching cover and a repaired spine

RARE 1860S CDV PHOTO JEWISH MERCHANT TANGIER MOROCCO SIGNED CHOUFFLY dissection with customized cover for AndoverOriginal CDV, signed by the photographer, A. Chouffly Dimensions are 4. 25" x 2. 5". Excellent antique condition. From online: "These cartes de visite, nevertheless, are of considerable importance. They not only represent some of the finest ever North African figure studies, but they are remarkably early studies of Moroccan people. The photograph might equally represent the work of one of the first resident photographs in that country. Studios do no