Lot 104
[CIVIL WAR]. Ninth plate ruby ambrotype portrait of a young, armed Confederate private.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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1,200
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$1,008
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[CIVIL WAR]. Ninth plate ruby ambrotype portrait of a young, armed Confederate private.
Full standing portrait of a young southern soldier wearing a vernacular ad-hoc battle shirt trimmed together with red tape and a kepi featuring a red crown, both featuring hand tinting. His musket appears to be the M1842. (Some abrading to image along mat opening, with additional imperfection/discoloration to right edge; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case (repair to spine).
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