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c. 1860 Portrait of Black Couple
Estimate:
$500 - $750
Sold
$3,100
Live Auction
Civil War & African American History: William T. Sherman Collection
Description
Sixth plate ambrotype. Half leatherette case.

A handsome ambrotype portrait of a young Black couple. The woman, her hair elegantly coiffed, wears a plaid dress with a brooch. Her hands are folded on her lap with two rings visible. Her husband is similarily well-appointed, with a patterned vest and sophisticated pin adorning his necktie. Beautiful tonality.

[African Americana, African American History, Black History, Historic Photography, Early Photography, Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype, Cased Images, Union Cases]