Lot 197
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. DUNSHEE, S., photographer. Sixth plate ambrotype of a gentleman posed before a painting of a British ship.
Sale 1250 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2023
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. DUNSHEE, S., photographer. Sixth plate ambrotype of a gentleman posed before a painting of a British ship.
Seated portrait of a possible ship's captain posed in front of a painted background featuring a ship at sea, flying the British Blue Ensign. The Union jack features red hand tinting along with the subject's cheeks and parts of the table cloth. (Spotting throughout, most notably along upper edge, some surface abrasions/imperfections throughout image; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case.
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