Description: Sixth Plate Ambrotype of an Unidentified Native American Rare ambrotype of a Native American, likely a member of a western tribe he stands with an elaborate headdress and hair pipe breastplate, circa mid-1850s. Plains Indians began wearing the hair pipe breastplate after 1850 and were extremely popular later in the 19thcentury. The image is dark, in a contemporary gutta percha case, case with several repaired cracks, else good.
Price: 2000 USD
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2025-01-13T00:12:45.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Format: Cased Image
Time Period Manufactured: 1850-1899
Production Technique: Ambrotype
Subject: Native American
Vintage: Yes
Size: Sixth Plate
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Glass
Number of Photographs: one
Image Orientation: Portrait
Framing: Cased
Year of Production: 1860
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Image Color: Black & White
Style: Documentary
Antique: Yes
Photographer: unknown
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Theme: Native American, People, Portrait
Type: Photograph
