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Rare Full Case 16th American Indian Profile Gutta-percha Union Purple Ambrotype

$ 97.68

Availability: 53 in stock
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Photo Type: Purple Ambrotype
  • Date of Creation: 1855 -1861
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Condition: one corner of case chipped, scratches on ambrotype
  • Size Type/Largest Dimension: 2 1/16" X 1 7/8"
  • Framing: Matted & Framed
  • Color: Black & White
  • Original/Reprint: Original Print
  • Subject: Figures & Portraits
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

    Description

    American Indian Profile
    Casemaker:  Holmes, Booth, and Hayden
    Sixteenth plate, 2 1/16" X 1 7/8"
    "The portrait in this design is a stylized "cigar store" version of a North American Indian.  In several respects it is reminiscent of the design used on the U.S. one-cent coin from 1859 to 1909." page 189, Krainik, Krainik and Walvoord.
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