Lot 3231 CIVIL WAR AMBROTYPE OF TRIPLE ARMED SOLDIER.
Sixth plate standing view of Union infantryman wearing 9-button frock, forage cap, holding model 1842 musket with bayonet. A Sheffield bowie knife and Colt navy style pistol are displayed in his roller buckle belt. A very clear image with sharp details. CONDITION: good overall, crisp detail, scratched emulsion on right side affecting right arm of soldier, oxidized halo on emulsion around oval mat. Housed in half case with glass & mat. PROVENANCE: From the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18387/JS). $800-1,200.
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