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CIVIL WAR--CONFEDERATE] Portrait miniature of John Pembroke Jones, C.S.N. . Portrait miniature on milk glass depicting John Pembroke Jones in his Confederate uniform, signed "J. Ramsier" along right edge. 4 x 3 inches (110 x 83 mm), housed in a gold plated frame. Small chip at lower margin hidden by frame, a few surface abrasions. John Pembroke Jones was one of the most important members of the Confederate Navy having served as Lieutenant on the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimack), Commander of the CSS Resolute as well as the CSS Raleigh. Portrait miniatures by Ramsier, a Swiss born itinerant artist, are known for their photographic quality, a medium Ramsier took on full time after 1893. C Estate of Jane Akers Ridgway