Lot 809
[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate ruby ambrotype of soldier standing with bayonet.
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$200 -
300
Price Realized
$313
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate ruby ambrotype of soldier standing with bayonet.
Quarter plate hand-tinted and gilt ruby ambrotype. (Small spot at right edge, some scratches at perimeter.) Housed in patriotic union case Capture of Major Andre [Berg 1-22].
A full-length studio portrait of a soldier with his bayonetted rifle, he wears a belt and shoulder belt, each with hand-gilt plates. A cartridge case is visible on his belt.
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