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SPECTACULAR UNION SAILOR HALF PLATE TINTYPE

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:750.00 USD Estimated At:800.00 - 1,000.00 USD
SPECTACULAR UNION SAILOR HALF PLATE TINTYPE
<B>SPECTACULAR UNION SAILOR - HALF PLATE TINTYPE</B></I>. A teen-aged Union sailor poses before a studio backdrop painted to resemble a Man O' War's gun deck. Behind the subject are cannon looking out to a sea upon which is a three-masted steamship. The young seaman rests his left arm upon a stand draped with the American flag. The flag's stripes and the boy's cheeks are lightly tinted, giving this image the illusion of being a color photograph. Attractive dark haloing with great tonal contrasts and pristine surfaces. A truly special Civil War Naval photograph in all respects. The image is housed in gutta-percha Union case having a floral still life embossed on both sides.<BR><B><BR>Provenance: </B></I><I>William Turner collection</B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)