Unidentified Portraits

    Condition: losing contrast and a little brown, but in reasonable condition for a loose unmatted photo.

    Condition: faded; dirty; bent down middle; hole on top and bottom where tacks likely went through.

    Condition: Image scratched and dirty; matting has lots of brown spotting from moisture and age.

    Condition: Gold leafing going green: overall a little dirty and scratched; back is very faded and dirty and also covered in fingerprints. Back of cabinet card is also available digitally (0014ph_back

    Condition: hole through centre-top; image browned and yellowed with surface scratches, and is also a little faded.

    Condition: Very good; bend in centre-left of matting; some even browning of image.

    Condition: Black spots and scratches on images; overall image & matting are dirty. Good condition otherwise.

    Condition: a slight loss of contrast but still pretty good; image is evenly toned yellow/brown; matting a little worn on edges

    Condition: Matting is in near-perfect condition; image has some brown staining and an uneven brown tone.

    Condition: matting and image in near perfect condition; some uneven browning/staining on image but not very apparent.

    Condition: some uneven brown tone, and some wearing on edges – otherwise in good condition.

    Condition: silvered at bottom and left and right sides; a lot of hard deep markings in image; fairly good tone throughout the image.

    Condition: matting has liquid stains; photo appears dirty and a little worn with a few scratches.

    Condition: matting is pretty good but photo is very yellowed and kind of looks a little faded.

    Condition: completely yellowed; some surface dirt – but still looks good.

    Condition: Image detail is good with yellowing of paper - but there is a rip (bent) right down the centre which makes the photo poor overall.

    Condition: Fair. Has silvered quite a bit.

    Condition: Fair. Image chipped off one subject's face; image chipped by table along edges; rust at edges where lacquer has chipped off; back side has lost much of the lacquer, resulting in rust. (as

    Condition: Fair. Silvering along bottom. Stains and marks on image. Details are dark and hard to see.

    Condition: Fair. Some detail is lost, but some is very clear; it is also unevenly toned.