[Ambrotype]: Ninth Plate Cased Portrait of a Young Black Man

$2,000 · Offered by Between the Covers

[Circa 1855]. Hardcover. Ninth plate ambrotype. Matted with preserver to approximately 2" x 2½". In molded black thermoplastic Union case with deep purple cut velvet pad. The case and image are near fine. Image shows a seated young Black man, well-dressed, holding one lapel of his jacket, and with the..... More

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