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Lot 142
Sale 994 - African Americana
Feb 23, 2022
11:00AM ET
Live / Cincinnati
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$400 -
600
Lot Description
[AFRICAN AMERICANA]. Sixth plate tintype of lovely young African American girl. Ca early 1860s.
2 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. hand-tinted tintype. (Some surface wear to plate, spotting to mat; unsealed.) Housed in full pressed paper case (general wear throughout). Subject looks slightly away from the camera with a rather evocative expression, her jewelry highlighted gold.
Consignor relates that this was acquired from the Civil War show in Richmond, VA, show many years ago.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.