Antique Rare Boxing Ambrotype Photo, Shirtless Bare Knuckle Boxer, Early 1800s naval and it appears the sides

and it appears the sides of the mount have been slightly trimmed

25"): Man seated out in front of his house with his little dog lying in the grass at his feet

possibly reading in part "Mounted"

in half of its original case

Antique Rare Boxing Ambrotype Photo, Shirtless Bare Knuckle Boxer, Early 1800s naval and it appears the sidesRare quarter plate ambrotype of a shirtless boxer with his fists up in a classic boxing pose. This is a clear glass ambrotype behind a mat and cover glass, with folded piece of black paper in the case behind the image. The mat is a Hayden mat with a patent date on its underside of October 1855, it is not a later British mat. Ambrotype has some age related perimeter darkening, some light surface issues, and a crack in the upper left area does not jump