Description
Sixth plate ambrotype of an unknown Confederate soldier wearing a Type II Richmond Depot shell jacket and very nice kepi. The kepi has an officer quality about it, though there are no insignia to verify that he is an officer. An unusual feature is the cut down preserver or protector. I have seen this on a rare occasion. Evidently the photographer did not have a sixth plate preserver, so he cut down a quarter plate one to fit the image. There are two large pieces with two smaller ones at opposing corners. The decorative flourishes that would normally be at the center of each side are off-center as a result. There is a swipe on the image at the chest that runs into the beard, but I don’t think it detracts heavily from the quality of the image. Housed in a leatherette case with repaired spine.
