Sixth-plate Tintype Portrait of a Union Soldier with Service Medal

Description:

Sixth-plate Tintype Portrait of a Union Soldier with Service Medal, the bearded gentleman wearing a kepi and uniform coat, the buttons heightened with gilt, accompanied by a silver metal bar pin and a shield-shaped medal engraved "1861-1865 4th R.I.V.," mounted in a pressed-paper/leather case, (minor mat abrasions, dust, case split).
Estimate $300-500


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