Lovely Young Woman Holding Book, Hand-tinted Ambrotype by J.T Williams, York PA, 1850s handprinted trasferire cup but most decoys in this

but most decoys in this manner are English

6 5/8" t x 2 3/4" wide (at base) x 2 3/4" deep (base

in excellent vintage condition (photos are shot through the glass of the frame

Frame is vintage

seem as if suggesting a flock of sheep lined up waiting to be released

Lovely Young Woman Holding Book, Hand-tinted Ambrotype by J.T Williams, York PA, 1850s handprinted trasferire cup but most decoys in thisA strong, crisp 1850s ambrotype by J. Thomas Williams (as printed on the red velvet of the case), who moved to York, PA from Baltimore and established a leading studio there in the early 1850s until moving again in 1857. I just love her, looking earnest and honest and hopeful, with hand tinted pink cheeks and holding a book or case in her hand, it appears with flowers painted across the front. Sixth plate; 3 5 8" x 3 1 8" cased. Both sides of case