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ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA HUGE 21x28 COLORED PHOTO SOLDIER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,400.00 - 2,160.00 USD
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA HUGE 21x28 COLORED PHOTO SOLDIER
ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA HUGE 21X28" FRAMED PHOTO-TAKEN IN 1864 & RESTORED & COLORED BY THE FAMILY. INCLUDED IS AN IRON INITIAL PUNCH FOR THE SOLDIER * INCREDIBLE ORIGINAL PHOTO THAT WAS RESTORED ON BEHALF OF FAMILY MEMBERS IN 1975 BY PAINTING OILS OVER THE BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPH. REVERSE OF FRAME CREDITS RESTORING ARTISTS. THE PHOTO SHOWS JOEL EUGENE PARMENTER IN SEPTEMBER OF 1864. PARMENTER WAS A CIVIL WAR PRIVATE - COMPANY G-184TH REGIMENT-NEW YORK INFANTRY-U.S. VOLUNTEERS-ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES. THERE IS A PLAQUE BELOW THE PORTRAIT ATTESTING SO. THE PORTRAIT SHOWS THE SOLDIER IN BLUE UNIFORM AND VEST WITH GOLD BUTTONS AND WATCH CHAIN.HE IS WEARING A WIDE BRIM BLUE HAT. HE MAINTAINS A DISTANT GAZE AND IS A HANDSOME YOUNG MAN WITH PIERCING EYES. THERE ARE A FEW AREAS OF PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED DAMAGE TO THE PIECE, THAT IS NOT DETRACTING. IT IS IN A WIDE WOOD FRAME WITH A GOLD INNER BORDER. THE SIZE OF THE VISIBLE PORTRAIT IS 15 1/2" X 22 1/2". TOTAL WITH FRAME 21X28". PORTRAIT ALSO COMES WITH THE SOLDIERS IRON INITIAL PUNCH "JEP" PROBABLY USED FOR PERSONALIZING LEATHER EQUIPMENT. AN INCREDIBLE PORTRAIT OF HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE