[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate tintype portrait of a very young, doubly armed private.

Quarter plate full standing tintype portrait of a youthful soldier holding his bayonetted Enfield rifle musket to one side, and having his handgun (possibly an Allen Wheelock revolver) tucked into his belt. He wears accoutrements including a cartridge box, cap pouch, and bayonet scabbard, and a gold-highlighted oval belt plate. He also sports a smoking cap, large cravat, and pants cuffed at the hem, all accentuating his youth and not-quite-soldierly appearance. (Creasing, bending, and a few dings to plate, including notable puncture to right edge, occasional spotting, significant oxidation to mat and preserver; unsealed.) Housed in a pressed paper case.

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[CIVIL WAR]. Quarter plate tintype portrait of a very young, doubly armed private.

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