Late 1850s, half plate ambrotype of an unidentified, high-ranking militia officer, who could be any rank from captain to colonel based on the wire bullion epaulettes, which were dropped from Regular Army regulations in 1851 but retained by militia. The officer wears a ca 1840-pattern chapeaux topped with a swan feather plume and holds a knight's head pommel militia officer's dress sword across his lap. The round, two-piece belt plate features a stylized spread-winged American eagle surrounded by stars and is generic militia staff for the antebellum period. With mat stamped Ambrotype By R. Adams/ Cuttings Pat. July 4 & 11, 1854. Rufus Adams was active in Portland, ME, in the late 1850s. Housed in a full case with vine motif. Provenance: From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan Condition: With some loss to varnish applied to back of plate, especially near top left corner; with few light spots on mat; case almost separated along hinge.
Late 1850s, half plate ambrotype of an unidentified, high-ranking militia officer, who could be any rank from captain to colonel based on the wire bullion epaulettes, which were dropped from Regular Army regulations in 1851 but retained by militia. The officer wears a ca 1840-pattern chapeaux topped with a swan feather plume and holds a knight's head pommel militia officer's dress sword across his lap. The round, two-piece belt plate features a stylized spread-winged American eagle surrounded by stars and is generic militia staff for the antebellum period. With mat stamped Ambrotype By R. Adams/ Cuttings Pat. July 4 & 11, 1854. Rufus Adams was active in Portland, ME, in the late 1850s. Housed in a full case with vine motif. Provenance: From the Estate of Kenneth Erwin, Portland, Michigan Condition: With some loss to varnish applied to back of plate, especially near top left corner; with few light spots on mat; case almost separated along hinge.
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