RARE INDIAN HEAD RED THERMOPLASTIC AMBROTYPE CASE MALE PORTRAIT 1/16

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RARE INDIAN HEAD RED THERMOPLASTIC AMBROTYPE CASE MALE PORTRAIT 1/16:
$300.00

\'Indian Head\' Thermoplastic Case

CONNECTICUT, USA, 1853-1901

Very GoodVintage Condition

Notes: Early‘Indian Head’ red thermoplastic case retaining its original portraitambrotype on glass of a young male facing straight at the viewer. He iswearing a black suit jacket, white shirt, and black bow tie. Thephotograph is wrapped in a decorative gilt brass oval mat with checkbars and star corner preserver. The case is embossed, both front andback, with a head and shoulders portrait of a male Native American,made by Holmes, Booth & Haydens, Connecticut,1853-1901, circa 1857-60. This case is classified in Berg’s massivevolume, 2nd edition (2003) as R for “Rare, 60-150 copies known,difficult to find.” Red cases such as this one are much less commonthan black or brown ones. The front and reverse of the case display a central Indian head withfeatheredhead-dress facing sinister, a quiver of arrows behind the leftshoulder and a bow behind the right, framed within an oval cartouchethat iscontained within a squared stylized floral border with looped starsections. The front and back are fitted with recessed hinges; thefront covers interior is fitted with cushioned purple velvet having acentral embossedgeometric decoration, the back cover is fitted with Holmes, Booth& Haydens endpapers under the photograph. Dimensions: 2 ⅛” x 17/8” x ⅞”
Weight: 42.5 gramsMarkings: originalpapers, “HOLMES, BOOTH & HAYDENS\" / \"DAGUERREOTYPE,\" /\"PHOTOGRAPHIC\" / \"AND Ambrotype Goods,\" / \"Of every description.”Condition: Very GoodVintage Condition – no damage, no repair. For accuracy sake there aresomeslight nibbles along the exterior edge, all falling within the commonexpected standards of light age related wear. The hinge and clasp arein perfect working order and the ambrotype clean and clear.Reference:Berg, 2ndEdition (2003), pp. 37 Index: p. 178; pp.42 Case Manufacturer: HBH(Holmes, Booth & Haydens); pp. 47 – Price Guide:$325; pp. 127 Sixteenth plate, 1-178 Indian Head [R]Allitems are guaranteed 100% authentic. We carry no reproductions.
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