Ninth plate ambrotype portrait of an unidentified man shown in strict profile, facing left, photographed in a studio setting. The image is an ambrotype on glass, presented behind a scalloped brass mat. The sitter wears a dark coat, white shirt, and a prominent bow tie, with neatly groomed hair and beard, emphasizing the deliberate classical profile pose favored in mid-19th-century studio practice.

The brass mat is stamped “QUINBY, 385 BROADWAY,” identifying the photographer and address. This imprint corresponds to the New York studio of Thomas C. Quinby, active at that Broadway location during the 1850s. Profile portraits of this type required careful lighting and precise posing and were often commissioned to emphasize facial structure and refinement rather than direct engagement with the viewer.

The ambrotype is housed in a period case with a gilt mat and decorative border. No handwritten identification or additional text is visible beyond the stamped studio on the mat. The presentation is consistent with professionally produced New York City ambrotypes of the period.