SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE OF AN ARMED UNION CAVALRYMAN

SIXTH PLATE TINTYPE OF AN ARMED UNION CAVALRYMAN

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A clear tintype photograph of a seated Union cavalryman shown from the waist up, holding his drawn cavalry saber across his chest. He wears a short jacket with some of the trim and buttons lightly gilded by the photographer, who has also delicately tinted his cheeks. The jacket is waist-length, but seems to have just nine-buttons rather than the usual twelve for a mounted services jacket, indicating a non-regulation issue jacket, a private purchase, or that he had some tailoring done. He has not tried to reposition his shoulder belt to correct for the lateral reversal of the image in a tintype, but has positioned a holster forward to show it to the camera. We note it would hold the pistol with the butt to the rear, rather than the more usually butt-forward position, but that is not all that uncommon. More unusual is that he is actually wearing gauntlets, which were not yet items of issue, though eminently practical and inevitably nowadays associated with cavalrymen from their presence on TV and in movies.

The image is matted, glassed, and framed, and held in very good condition leatherette case with floral and geometric embossed patterns and the facing pad in place. The soldier’s face and figure are clear and the surface of the emulsion is good.  [sr][ph:L]

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