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Here is a Confederate ambrotype we have sold:
Ambrotype Identified Confederate
Civil War sixth-plate ambrotype of Confederate soldier. Subject is wearing a forage cap and a six-button trimmed shell jacket. Pictured standing in full length, the soldier has his rifle with bayonet upright at his side. Inside the photographer’s studio, a patterned floor is visible as well as a black backdrop which does not extend all the way to the floor. Photograph is adorned with gold tinting on soldier’s buttons and pink on his cheeks. Cardboard backing bears pencil writing identifying the soldier as Henry Pratt. Ambrotype is cased in a gold-colored metal frame with beautiful embossed and stamped designs and protected by a sheet of glass. Cracking is visible but it is only in the layer of wax on the back of the ambrotype. Protective glass has one scratch, but the ambrotype is perfectly preserved. Sold for $1,115.
The following are some related items we’ve also sold:
Lookout Mountain Tintype 1864
1864 quarter-plate tintype featuring eight Union soldiers posing atop Lookout Mountain. Enclosed in Littlefield & Parsons case measuring 4″ x 5″. Photo quite clear and focused, in excellent condition. Sold for $2,010.
Tintype Confederate Officer
Tintype of a Confederate officer ambrotype. The long-bearded gentleman sits in a three-quarter pose, wearing the signature Confederate officer’s frock coat with a double row of buttons. The single row of sleeve braid and single collar stripe identify the officer as a Second Lieutenant. Frame of original ambrotype visible at edges. Tintype was likely made of the more fragile ambrotype for greater portability. Images measures 2.5″ x 3.75″. Fine condition. Sold for $1,815.
Original Abraham Lincoln Mourning Badge With Tintype of the Fallen President — Rare
Original Abraham Lincoln mourning badge worn during his state funeral, which lasted from 18 April to 4 May 1865. Suspended from the Eagle pin is a red, white and blue ribbon, to which is attached a tintype photo of the late President, framed in gilded medal. The pin is veiled with a black mesh material in respect for the beloved President. Lincoln’s funeral was marked with a funeral train that carried his body through seven states and 444 communities. Photo measures 0.75” x 1” with an overall vertical pin measurement of 2.5”. Some wear and holes to ribbon; very good condition. Sold for $1,220.
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