Ambrotype Wykes Pattern Cut Out Early/ Mid 1850s

AMBROTYPE WYKES PATTERN CUT OUT EARLY MID 1850S. FULL CASE, SIXTH PLATE, INSIDE WITH GOLD WYKES PATTERN AROUND OVAL IMAGE. MAN WITH GREAT MUSTACHE AND GOATEE, BOW TIE, TINTED CHECKS AND GILDED BUTTONS. BLACK BACKING IS CRACKING AND FALLING APART, HOWEVER POSSIBLY GIVES 3D EFFECT TO IMAGE. ON FRONT AND BACK OF CASE STAMPED INTO LEATHER IS AMITIE, POSSIBLY MEANING OLD FRENCH WORD FOR FRIENDSHIP, LIKING, KINDNESS.  STAMP ON FRONT COVER AMITIE IS IN GREAT CONDITION BUT BACK HAS WORN / FADED LETTERING. CASES SPIN HAS SOME COSMETIC ISSUES BUT STILL IN ONCE PIECE. COMES WITH ONE LOCKING HOOK AND ONE LOOPS. SEE PHOTO FOR MORE COSMETIC DETAILS.