[CIVIL WAR] Armed Sergeant Octagonal Tintype
Hand-gilt studio sixth plate tintype. Full octagonal thermoplastic case with foliate motifs.
A fine portrait of a fresh faced sergeant wearing a slouch hat. His uniform buttons and the plates on his waist and shoulder belts are hand gilt.
The subject proudly holds up a revolver, and a cartridge box is visible on his belt.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Historic Photography, Early Photography, Tintypes, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Cased Images, Union Cases]
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Hand-gilt studio sixth plate tintype. Full octagonal thermoplastic case with foliate motifs.
A fine portrait of a fresh faced sergeant wearing a slouch hat. His uniform buttons and the plates on his waist and shoulder belts are hand gilt.
The subject proudly holds up a revolver, and a cartridge box is visible on his belt.
[Civil War, Union, Confederate, Historic Photography, Early Photography, Tintypes, Daguerreotypes, Ambrotypes, Cased Images, Union Cases]