Its housed in the very decorative, gutta percha, Union Case shown. Notice the ships on front side.
Size of the tintype is 3-1/8" high, by 2-1/8" wide. The tintype is in good condition, the Union Case has a few cracks shown, and the release latch has damage.
The item "Civil War Tintype Photograph, Union Army Soldier in Nice Period Union Case, nr" is in sale since Friday, January 01, 2016. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Militaria\Civil War (1861-65)\Original Period Items\Photographs". The seller is "20delux" and is located in Newport, Rhode Island. This item can be shipped to North, South, or Latin America, to all countries in Europe, to all countries in continental Asia, to Australia, to New Zealand.