Half plate ambrotype portrait of a beautiful, young Southern woman of Richmond, Virginia.

Half plate ambrotype featuring studio portrait of an incredibly attractive, young woman hailing from the south, housed in full pressed paper case (image shows exquisite clarity, detail, and aesthetics; case reinforced at hinge). Seated view in ravishing pose wearing braided hair decorated with feathers, a low-cut, full-skirted gown, and numerous pieces of jewelry. Extremely delicately and tastefully tinted with gilt highlighting her jewelry and soft peach tones touching her flesh. Pictured on the back cover of the Civil War Times, August 1981.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

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Half plate ambrotype portrait of a beautiful, young Southern woman of Richmond, Virginia.

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

The Civil War Collection of James C. Frasca

Half plate ambrotype portrait of a beautiful, young Southern woman of Richmond, Virginia.

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Half plate ambrotype portrait of a beautiful, young Southern woman of Richmond, Virginia.