Ninth plate ruby ambrotype half portrait of an antebellum New England militiaman with light tinting to cheeks. (Good clarity; unsealed.) Housed in a half pressed paper case (general wear with some surface loss). The casual militiaman sports "un-done" dress, including a militia version of the common M1851 shako with tilted pompom, loose leather chin strap, and the letter "A" affixed beneath eagle insignia. His frock coat is fitted with two-tone cloth epaulettes, and he holds a cheroot in his mouth while grasping an unidentified object in one hand, lifting it up in front of him for the camera.