Lot 159 - Antique 1/9th Plate Ruby Ambrotype Hidden Mother Photograph of Jesse Oliver Howard as a Young Child Held by His Mother in Thermoplastic Frame

Lot 159 - Antique 1/9th Plate Ruby Ambrotype Hidden Mother Photograph of Jesse Oliver Howard as a Young Child Held by His Mother in Thermoplastic FrameAntique 1 9th plate ruby ambrotype photograph depicting a young child identified as Jesse Oliver Howard, seated and held from behind by his mother, who is draped in dark fabric. The image is housed in a brass mat within a thermoplastic frame with embossed scrollwork and foliate decoration. A handwritten inscription on the verso reads "Jesse Oliver Howard held by his Mother." The thermoplastic frame has a chip to the upper left corner along with

Overall height - 23"

This oversized scrapbook measures 15" by 12" and is nearly 2" thick

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Eighth Street

" printed at the base

An early American edition from an important Boston publisher

Pre-Auction Notes: Binding in poor condition with torn binding covering

There are a couple other minor chips and some minor paint loss

This holder dispenses napkins from two sides and feature some Art Deco influenced design

Celluloid shows age-appropriate cracking

One of the wires holding these beads is shorter than the other

beginnings of tears forming around the head