[CIVIL WAR]. Likely pre-war sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young girl wearing a kepi.
Sixth plate seated portrait of a very young girl wearing a patterned dress with petticoat and, most interestingly, a kepi placed atop her head. The kepi features some gold-highlighted details. (Significant tarnishing around edge, some spotting throughout; resealed.) Housed in a Union case (soiling, nicking/chipping, some interior losses/separations). The child featured here could be the daughter of a soldier, perhaps a northern militiaman who thought to place his kepi atop the girl's head before her likeness was captured,.
![[CIVIL WAR]. Likely pre-war sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young girl wearing a kepi.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/419963f4-8636-40ac-8918-23ae715d6faa?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)
![[CIVIL WAR]. Likely pre-war sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of a young girl wearing a kepi.](https://assets.basta.app/accounts/4832eb18-f9a7-4c12-8295-871abe232696/images/10a80bed-5d08-4ee1-8db4-1035b13243a2?format=auto&width=1080&quality=75)