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[EARLY PHOTOGRAPY]. Ninth plate ambrotype featuring a beautiful African American young lady.
Estimate: $300-$500
Sold
$650
Timed Auction
American Historical Ephemera & Photography
Location
Cincinnati
Description
[EARLY PHOTOGRAPY]. Ninth plate ambrotype featuring a beautiful African American young lady.
Ninth plate seated portrait of an African American young woman wearing a dress with a paisley pattern and her hair pulled back in braids with ribbon. (Darkening to edges, few surface spots.) Housed in a Union case with figural design (significant chip to front cover).
A previous listing for this image included a scan of a slip of paper with ink inscription reading, "Mary B[?] at 16 yrs" (not included here).
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
Condition
Freeman's I Hindman strives to describe historic materials in a manner that is respectful to all communities, providing descriptive contexts for objects where possible. The nature of historical ephemera is such that some material may represent positions, language, values, and stereotypes that are not consistent with the current values and practices at Freeman's I Hindman.
Quantity
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