[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype of a hearty fellow displaying a Model 1849 Colt pocket revolver and a sheathed Bowie knife.
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
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Jun 22, 2022
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Live / Cincinnati
Estimate
$300 -
$400
Sold for $219
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Lot Description
[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate tintype of a hearty fellow displaying a Model 1849 Colt pocket revolver and a sheathed Bowie knife.
Sixth plate tintype. (Image dark, moderately soft clarity, few minor scratches/dings to plate.) Housed in half, pressed paper case (surface wear/loss). A studio portrait of a hearty fellow in a distinctive checked shirt and frontier cravat, perhaps a new recruit, wearing a tasseled smoking cap. The subject displays in profile a Model 1849 Colt pocket revolver together with an intimidating sheathed Bowie knife. Civilian or volunteer, behind the square-jawed subject is a distinctive painted backdrop featuring an expansive theme with a wagon leading to a shore battery overlooking a river.
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