Description
This nice ninth plate ruby ambrotype depicts a young Confederate soldier wielding a knife and pepperbox pistol. The knife is very similar in appearance to a Richmond style clip point side knife. Many such knives were manufactured in the South during the war. He is dressed in a decorative “battle shirt” which is worn over a white collared shirt with bow tie. There is some gilt on his buttons and if you look closely, you can see a watch chain hooked to a buttonhole. This is a nice ninth plate image with great content. Confederate images with Bowie knives are very desirable, and this one is double armed with a pistol, too. The image is housed in a nice leatherette case with repaired spine.
