Lot 38
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype featuring a double-armed Union cavalryman.
Sale 1095 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography, Featuring Property from the James Milgram, M.D., Collection of Broadsides, Ephemeral Americana & Historical Documents
Day 1 Lots 1-403
Nov 3, 2022
10:00AM ET
Day 2 Lots 404-634
Nov 4, 2022
10:00AM ET
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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype featuring a double-armed Union cavalryman.
Sixth plate seated portrait of a Union cavalryman posed against a fine painted backdrop. (Great clarity, some light surface texture; unsealed.) Housed in a full pressed paper case with patriotic motif (light surface wear). The Federal cavalryman sits next to a table surmounted by his McDowell cap, bearing gold-highlighted crossed saber insignia, the number "11" above, and letter "L" below. He wears a belt with gold-highlighted Model 1851 belt plate, and holds a Colt Army revolver in one hand and a heavy cavalry saber in the other.
Property from the Civil War and Militaria Collection of George Sanders of Albuquerque, New Mexico
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