[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped infantry private with military backdrop.
Sale 1136 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Lots Open
Mar 27, 2023
Lots Close
Apr 4, 2023
Timed Online / Cincinnati
Own a similar item?
Estimate
$300 -
500
Price Realized
$284
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped infantry private with military backdrop.
Sixth plate copy tintype of a fully equipped federal infantry private with intense gaze, posed before a painted military backdrop.
Sixth plate copy tintype portrait of a fully equipped federal infantry private armed with a belt knife, musket, and bayonet. (Significant surface scratches/crackling that becomes very visible in raking light, minor spotting to image, spotting to preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (surface wear). The subject wears a 4-button sack coat and leather accoutrements, and poses in front of a painted backdrop featuring mountains, tents, and part of an American flag. The mat from the original image is visible.
Condition Report
Auction Specialist