Lot 811
[CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY]. 2 images including a sixth plate ruby ambrotype portrait of a bearded Union private housed in a patriotic union case.
Sale 961 - American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Nov 30, 2021
10:00AM ET
Online / Cincinnati
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400
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$156
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR - PHOTOGRAPHY]. 2 images including a sixth plate ruby ambrotype portrait of a bearded Union private housed in a patriotic union case.
Sixth plate full standing ruby ambrotype portrait of a Union private wearing a single breasted infantry overcoat with cape and gold-highlighted buttons, housed in a Rare patriotic union case, Profile of Washington [Berg 1-72]. (Image very clear, with minor scratches around mat opening and discoloration to preserver; unsealed; case with nicking and chipping.)
[With:] Sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a seated subject wearing a possible shell jacket under a civilian coat, housed in a pressed paper case. (Image with some spotting and discoloration to mat and preserver; unsealed; case reinforced at hinge, with wear to raised surfaces, edges, and corners.)
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