Lot 810
[CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY]. A quarter plate ambrotype of an unidentified New York militiaman. Ca 1860s.
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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$200 -
400
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$469
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY]. A quarter plate ambrotype of an unidentified New York militiaman. Ca 1860s.
Quarter plate hand-tinted ambrotype (Some image deterioration around mat opening and solarization throughout.) Housed in a full leatherette case (hinge split with interior repair, scuffs, a few small losses to leather).
A three-quarter-length standing portrait of a New York militiaman wearing a gray shell jacket with black cuff slashes, an obscured rectangular brass militia plate, and an obscured cross belt plate.
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