[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype of armed soldier possibly representing North Carolina or Rhode Island.
Sale 1192 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
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Jun 15, 2023
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[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype of armed soldier possibly representing North Carolina or Rhode Island.
Sixth plate half portrait of a determined-looking young soldier with musket and knapsack. (Darkening to portrait edge, light spotting throughout, exceptional clarity otherwise; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (heavy surface wear and some separation to spine). Provenance: Sixth plate Herb Peck Collection (consignor provided bill of sale).
The young enlistee holds his bayonetted musket to one side and wears what could either be a blue flannel full shirt worn by the 1st Regiment, Rhode Island detached militia, or a variant of the six-button modified fold-over collar jacket, with possible wooden buttons, worn by North Carolina enlistees.
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