Quarter plate tintype providing a full-length portrait of an unidentified, African American sergeant standing in front of a painted military backdrop. He is wearing a nine-button frock coat, a forage kepi, and cross belt for a sword scabbard. The first sergeant holds an NCO sword, and he is wearing a red-tinted NCO sash with gold-tinted rectangular NCO buckle. Housed in half case. Provenance: William Gladstone Collection of Early Photography & African Americana Condition: Wear to surface of plate, including some creasing, few scratches, housed in half case.
Quarter plate tintype providing a full-length portrait of an unidentified, African American sergeant standing in front of a painted military backdrop. He is wearing a nine-button frock coat, a forage kepi, and cross belt for a sword scabbard. The first sergeant holds an NCO sword, and he is wearing a red-tinted NCO sash with gold-tinted rectangular NCO buckle. Housed in half case. Provenance: William Gladstone Collection of Early Photography & African Americana Condition: Wear to surface of plate, including some creasing, few scratches, housed in half case.
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