[CIVIL WAR]. Sweetheart locket containing ambrotype of a 5th US Infantry sergeant.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
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Jun 21, 2022
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Jun 22, 2022
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$300 -
400
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$625
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sweetheart locket containing ambrotype of a 5th US Infantry sergeant.
1 1/2 in. dia. ambrotype with hand coloring. (Exceptional clarity and contrast, tarnish to edges, few small imperfections to glass.) Housed in sweetheart locket (some surface wear to case). Locket features floral motif on front and house or barn on back.
A studio portrait of a sergeant posed with his sword, possibly from Company A, 5th US Infantry, as indicated by the insignia on the Hardee hat resting on the pedestal beside him.
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