Quarter Plate Ambrotype of a Union Officer
A nicely arranged quarter plate ambrotype featuring a solemn-looking Union first lieutenant wearing a single-breasted frock coat, with an embroidered forage cap featuring regimental insignia resting on a pillar beside him. Background artwork lightly tinted in red and green, with officer's cheeks tinted pink. Housed in a full Union case with scroll design.
Provenance:Charles A. and Frances Swedlund Collection of Early Photography
Condition:
Image with some fading to bottom and light spotting to upper half. Case with wear to edges and hinges, with surface soil throughout.
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