19th C. Ambrotype of Striking (and haunting) Man in Half Case David Heger pot The ground of the interior

The ground of the interior is glazed a perfect matte dark green-black

1 3/8" l x 3/4"d x 3/8" w

super sharp

The stopper turns 360 degrees

11" x 6 3/4"

19th C. Ambrotype of Striking (and haunting) Man in Half Case David Heger pot The ground of the interiorMy first impression of this ambrotype was to think what a striking looking man, but the more closely I study it, the more he appears as if he might just be devoid of life. Perhaps this is just the effect of that very angular face, and eyes that have been touched with black paint at the centers, such that the windows into his soul are voided! A bit of a strange mouth too, tinted pink, and looking as if just closed around a canary. I find him, and the