Unidentified Portraits

    Condition: Photo faded and silvered at bottom; image rubbed off in places; matting has some brown stains at bottom.

    Condition: browning around edges of photo; image scratched on surface; matting very dirty.

    Condition: overall very dirty and stained; one hole centre-top and 2 holes in bottom where it had likely been tacked up; the contrast is not very good in the image.

    Condition: Image has silvered at corners (especially the top corners); some uneven yellowing but image is still very clear.

    Condition: matting is very dirty; photo looks like it has been rubbed and therefore has a lot of worn areas (especially in centre – face/jacket).

    Condition: image is severely discoloured (brown/yellow); a lot of fading has occurred and contrast has been lost; there are a lot of brown spots (fungus?) and photo has warped completely (possibly be

    Condition: yellowed/browned (unevenly); some brown spots; many surface scratches and fading/wearing of the image.

    Condition: image/matting yellowed and browned; image worn and faded with brown and white spots all over.

    Condition: image very yellowed with some brown spots evident; the photo and the matting are both dirty and marked up (pencil on photo?); the image is a little faded, but still looks good.

    Condition: Hole in top-centre of matting likely from tack. The photo was likely not processed well as it is unevenly faded and coloured and not very well contrasted.

    Condition: very stained with brown marks everywhere; yellowish/brown tone all over; some contrast missing; appears it may had some water damage.

    Condition: “Leary” is scratched and faded; picture looks dirty with brown/yellow spots and marks all over.

    Condition: Photo has an even brown tone throughout and the contrast is good, but there are marks and scratches all over the image.

    Condition: Right top edge clipped off; photo & matting browned with age (possible shellac browning); hole in top where tack may have gone through; bottom centre ripped.

    Condition: some yellow/brown spotting on image; matting slightly yellowed

    Condition: image is severely faded possibly due to “extra finish”; gold leafing is turning green and overall the photo is dirty in appearance

    Condition: overall dirty in appearance; corners appear to be torn and worn; image is browned with little spots all over

    Condition: 2 holes with rust marks in matting; image yellowed/browned all over; matting looks like it got wet in “top” corner.

    Condition: Photo looks great with good gloss finish – some spots, but not many; matting is fairly dirty with name of studio rubbing off

    Condition: Image is (very) browned; matte and image extremely dirty; shellac coating looks unevenly rubbed off. Back of carte de visite is available digitally (0008ph_back.jpg)