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Lot 542

Sale 1345 - American Historical Ephemera and Photography Online
Lots Open
Jun 19, 2024
Lots Close
Jul 2, 2024
Timed Online / Cincinnati
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Estimate
$300 - 400
Price Realized
$349
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[EARLY PHOTOG] Sixth plate postmortem ambrotype of a young girl housed in "memorial" case.

Sixth plate ruby ambrotype landscape-oriented portrait of a young girl laid to rest atop a beautiful hand-tinted fabric, holding hand-tinted flowers in one hand. Her face appears somewhat emaciated. (Minor imperfections to plate, spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in a book-style case with gilt text "Memorial" to spine and mother-of-pearl inlay to cover. Behind the image is a clipped newsprint poem about the death of a child.

This lot is located in Cincinnati.

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