Figure 1.-- Here we see an unidentifiued British ambrotype portrait in a large, ornate frame. We were not sure if it was displyed by being proped up or hung, but hanging seems more likely. It is a basically tinted ambrotype. The frame is 18cm by 16.5cm (7.0" by 6.5"). The ambro itself was 8.0cm by 4.5cm (3" by 1.8"). The blouse is styled rather like a tunic. It is not dated, but would have probably been taken in the late-1850s or early-60s. Click on the image for a better view of the portrait.

We notiuce Ambros that were done as wall hangings. The Ambro on the previous page is a good example. It is not clear just why they were done as wall hangings. The size of the imags appear to be the same as the cased images. Which means that you cvirtually have to be nose length to actually see it. That rather defeats the viewing purpose of hanging the photograph on the wall. Also exposure to sunlight can fade out the image. Some had rather small wooden frames with an eye screw for hanging images in a case-like display. We also see Ambros with much more elaborate frames. And the ambro here is another good example (figure 1). This is something we do not see to any extent in America. We have viewd thousands of American Ambros and Dagsd and almost all are cased photographs. These Ambros were hung for display in the family parlor or other room. We do not have a large enough English archive to assess how common this was, but we have found several examples. It is safe to say that it was much more common than in America. We think that this was the case for both Dags and Ambros, but we have not yet found Dag examples. We are not sure just how the Dags were hung and displayed, but it was probably just like the Ambro examples we have found.

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