Half-Plate Union Case, Wedding Procession with Civil War Photo

  

Half-plate Union case by Littlefield, Parsons & Co. This case is listed as very rare by Berg. Within the case as acquired, is a hard card mounted Civil War photograph which has clearly been cut down from a larger image. The photo is an original, no a reproduction. It is unidentified as to the soldiers in the view.

The top of the case is warped and curls a bit. There are chips at corners and along the sides. There is some give at the hinges. Thank you for your participation. Please visit our About Me Page. To learn more about antique photographica! THE IMAGE IS A PAPER IMAGE ON A HARD CARD MOUNT. PAPER IMAGE, NOT TINTYPE, NOT AMBROTYPE, NOT DAGUERREOTYPE. THIS IS THE WAY THE CASE CAME TO ME FROM A CONSIGNMENT GROUP. IT IS AN ORIGINAL PAPER IMAGE, NOT A REPRODUCTION BUT HAS BEEN CUT DOWN AT SOME POINT IN THE PAST TO BE PUT INTO THIS CASE. DEFINITELY ODD, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS! The item "Half-Plate Union Case, Wedding Procession with Civil War Photo" is in sale since Sunday, March 12, 2017.

This item is in the category "Collectibles\Photographic Images\Vintage & Antique (Pre-1940)\Daguerreotypes". The seller is "ravenview" and is located in New Paltz, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.