Sixteenth-plate ambrotype. Protected in wood-framed dark brown leather case with lightly-embossed spray of flowers in medallion motif, and gold gilt painted double helix on borders (front/back, inside). Created circa 1854. Original package parts, created circa 1854: clear protective glass plate, decorative "nonpareil" brass mat with intricate acid-etched floral design, narrow embossed decorative brass preserver, vibrant cranberry-colored velvet cover pad embossed with quatrefoil flower motif.
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<ul><li>Subjects (LCSH): Men--United States--Portraits</li></ul>
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circa 1854 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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