Colonel Sanders Posted May 9, 2018 Share #1 Posted May 9, 2018 Picked this up at a sale, not too knowledgeable about Civil War uniforms and not sure if that is what this is. I thought the chevrons faced the opposite direction of the one shown in the photo. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted May 9, 2018 Share #2 Posted May 9, 2018 Sure looks period. Could be earlier degero or ambro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonmoen Posted May 9, 2018 Share #3 Posted May 9, 2018 Looks period, maybe a military Cadet posing with his Father? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAW Posted May 9, 2018 Share #4 Posted May 9, 2018 Yes...it looks period. Nice image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted May 9, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted May 9, 2018 Ahhh, him being a cadet never crossed my mind. Thanks for all the insights so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterson45 Posted May 9, 2018 Share #6 Posted May 9, 2018 That is a beautiful tintype. Nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundance Posted May 10, 2018 Share #7 Posted May 10, 2018 Very nice. How big is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted May 10, 2018 Author Share #8 Posted May 10, 2018 1/4 Plate (so 3.25" x 4.25") Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1945 Posted May 10, 2018 Share #9 Posted May 10, 2018 Looks like a Ambrotype image. Photographs of this kind always resulted with a inverted image because it was a direct one of a kind exposure to a glass plate. The same with Daguerrotypes and Ferrotypes aka Tintypes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Sanders Posted May 11, 2018 Author Share #10 Posted May 11, 2018 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiques Posted May 12, 2018 Share #11 Posted May 12, 2018 Looks like a Ambrotype image. Photographs of this kind always resulted with a inverted image because it was a direct one of a kind exposure to a glass plate. The same with Daguerrotypes and Ferrotypes aka Tintypes. The image will be mirrored on a daguerreotype and tintype. An ambrotype (except a ruby ambrotype-- on colored glass) can usually be displayed both true or mirrored and I have seen them both ways in undisturbed period cases. Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
civilwarimages Posted May 18, 2018 Share #12 Posted May 18, 2018 Looks like a tintype to me because of the depth within the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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