Three Occupational Ambrotypes 1860s.

PORTRAIT OF A COBBLER. c.1860s. Hand coloured, Ninth Plate ambrotype showing a seated 3/4 length portrait of a Gentleman Cobbler, a leather boot in one hand and a brush in the other, some light hand colouring to the plate and with minor collodion losses peripheraly, not affecting the image. in a plain arched top, brass mat and sealed in a pinchbeck frame, housed in a red morroco half case

PORTRAIT OF A SHOPKEEPER c.1860s Monochromatic Quarter plate outdoor Ambrotype, showing a shopkeeper's window with the proprietor stood in the doorway, in pinchbeck frame and pressed paper half case

PORTRAIT OF A HOUSEMAID c.1860s Monochromatic Sixth plate ambrotype, showing a housemaid stood holding a dustpan and brush, in an ornate pinchbeck frame and velvet lined, pressed paper case