VINTAGE 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" CIVIL WAR HAND COLORED WHOLE PLATE ALBUMEN PHOTOGRAPH OF CIVIL WAR UNION SOLDIER w/ SWORD & SCABBARD. This large format WHOLE PLATE albumen photograph has good detail and. Appears to have been blown up from a CDV sized wet plate glass negative. Me asures 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" on 8" x 9 3/4" mount.
This is from a WHOLE PLATE sized glass negative. Whole plate AMBROTYPES & DAGUERREOTYPES measure 6 1/2"x 8 1/2" in size.
THIS IS A WHOLE PLATE zied image. Any visible wear throughout is consistent with age and use but overall displays nicely. Please see all photos as they are part of the description.