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- COUNTRY UNKNOWN (WESTERN)
- portrait of soldier, circa 1855
- Where object was made: Unknown
- ambrotype
- Image Dimensions Height/Width: 8.3 x 7 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width: 3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in - William Bridges Thayer Memorial
- Not on display
- 1928.3727
- COUNTRY UNKNOWN (WESTERN)
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A soldier stands and looks at the viewer, left hand on a sheathed sword, right arm resting on a table. Half of the backing paper is gone, giving his right hand side a ghostly appearance. The portrait is set in a gilded frame with scrollwork.