Sixth Plate Ambrotype: Post Mortem Portrait of a

Six images: 1 cased quarter plate tintype, 2 sixth plate ambrotypes, 2 sixth plate tintypes, 1 ninth plate tintype.1) Quarter plate tintype of a man and woman; woman holds deceased child. Woman wears

Sixth plate ambrotype of a post-mortem child. Her dress is delicately tinted a pastel green. Image is housed in a half leatherette case. Note: This item was sold in a previous sale, but due to non-pay

Sixth plate ambrotype. Housed in full leatherete case with repair. An absolutely haunting post-mortem image of a deceased young man in repose. Taken from a distance, the subject's gaunt remains rest o

One of the more poignant images we have offered, this sixth-plate ambrotype of a deceased baby ranks among the best examples of the genre. With their mouth frozen in a last gasp, one cannot help feeli

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Sixth plate postmortem daguerreotype of a child sitting in a chair. Sixth plate portrait of a dead or dying young girl who appears to be propped up in a wicker back chair, with an

One of the more poignant images we have offered, this sixth-plate ambrotype of a deceased baby ranks among the best examples of the genre. With their mouth frozen in a last gasp, one cannot help feeli

Postmortem Ambrotype in Thermoplastic Case. Two Sixth Plate images of a recumbant infant. Case exterior depicting a mother & child with large dog. 6 1/4" x 3 3/4". Lee Roy Weaver Estate, Stanley, Virg

Lot of two including a very nice ninth plate cased daguerreotype shoulder length portrait of young boy in military jacket; and ninth plate ambrotype of a postmortem young child with patriotic The Unio

daguerreotypes include 2-quarter plate sizes depicting a young child and an adult male, and 3-sixth plate sizes including a young child, an adult male, and a double case depicting an adult male both a

daguerreotypes include 2-sixth plate sizes depicting adult males, the ambrotypes include 2-sixth plate sizes depicting children, and a tinted quarter plate size depicting an adult woman, one with tape

Sixth plate tintype of a post-mortem child. Her dress is delicately tinted a pastel green. Image is housed in a half leatherette case. [Antique photography, Daguerreotype, Ambrotype, Tintype, CDV]

[EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. A pair of postmortem daguerreotypes of young children, comprising:  Sixth plate portrait of a young girl posed with her head resting on a pillow. (Some spotting to plate with

Late 19th century sixth plate daguerreotype portrait of mother with sleeping child, possibly post mortem ("mememto mori"). [Image: 3 1/4" H x 2 3/4" W]. Minor oxidation; scratches to glass; wear; case

as found without covers, one depicting a seated child, the others adults

[INDIAN TERRITORY]. Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of man in straw hat.   Sixth plate ambrotype of seated gentleman with half smile, wearing straw hat (tarnish to perimeter, some areas of loss to

In original case.

In original cases, together with an empty Union case by Scovill Mfg.

Wonderful and touching quarter plate tintype of a deceased young child. Her body rests on a plush dark couch, her head supported by a busy blanket. Her blue-tinted dress and delicate spray of flowers

Sixth plate ambrotype portrait. Full leatherette case. A striking portrait of a triple-armed Confederate soldier, most likely a cavalryman due to the M1859 Sharps carbine he displays for the camera. "

Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of John M. Safrit. Full leatherette case. Period partial illustrated Confederate cover inserted behind image with postal stamp, a penciled address, and the ink note "Not

[CIVIL WAR]. 2 sixth plate portraits of soldiers with IDs incl. Capt. W.G. Weed, 18th NY Infantry. Sixth plate ambrotype portrait of a gentleman sporting a mustache and goatee. He appears to be in uni

AMERICAN CASED SIXTH-PLATE AMBROTYPE DOUBLE PORTRAITS, hand-tinted, depicting an elderly gentleman with whalebone cane and his wife, each seated in front of a Hudson River-type setting. Housed in orig

Sixth plate daguerreotype. Housed in thermoplastic case. A sensitively posed postmortem image with excellent tonality. The child is placed upon a pillow with combed hair and gently folded hands. [Earl

[CIVIL WAR]. Sixth plate ambrotype of John Singleton Mosby. [Virginia], ca 1865. Sixth plate ambrotype half portrait featuring John Singleton Mosby seated in a chair. (Some loss of contrast and discol