[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a double-armed Union bass drummer posed with his instrument.
Sale 1046 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Featuring the Civil War and American Militaria Collection of Bruce B. Hermann
Lots 1-296
Jun 21, 2022
10:00AM ET
Lots 297-560
Jun 22, 2022
10:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$600 -
$800
Sold for $594
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ruby ambrotype of a double-armed Union bass drummer posed with his instrument.
Sixth plate ruby ambrotype portrait of a Union drummer. (Darkening and deterioration to image around edges, with spotting to preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a nearly fully separated pressed paper case (significant wear throughout, including almost full separation at spine, with repair). The bearded federal musician is armed with a belted pocket revolver and Sheffield Bowie knife, possibly photographer's props. He stands next to a large unpainted drum and holds a beater in one hand. The "US" on his belt plate and his shoulder straps both feature gold highlighting.
The unpainted drum suggests a militia antecedent, together with the drummer's antiquated shoulder straps sometimes associated with musicians. This image is said to be featured in Norm Flayderman's The Bowie Knife: Unsheathing an American Legend.
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