SALT PRINT: ARMED YOUNG VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE 1st LIEUTENANT

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This is a Civil War salt print showing young Confederate officer with tousled hair in a ¾ length seated pose, with one arm resting on a table beside him, on which his officer’s kepi is perched, and with the other arm down at his side, with his hand grasping the scabbard of his foot officer’s sword to raise the hilt of his sword into view at his hip. He wears a light color, obviously gray, double breasted officer’s frock coat with the double rank bars of a First Lieutenant on either side of his collar. His sleeves show galloons (Austrian knots) and the top of his kepi shows a quatrefoil. He wears a sash and a sword belt clearly showing a two-piece, interlocking, Virginia buckle. His legs appear to be crossed, his trousers light colored, and tucked into the tops of tall boots. The top of the kepi is slightly darker than the other fabrics, perhaps indicating a regulation light blue top for infantry. The chinstrap with side button and buckle are clear, showing a light sheen to the leather, as does the flat visor of the cap. His collar is just infinitesimally darker than his coat, perhaps shadowing or a branch of service color. His sword is a foot officer pattern in leather scabbard with brass mounts and appears to be a Boyle & Gamble (Mitchell and Tyler.)

This has a great early war look to it, showing an untested, but promising young officer. The image has a light sepia tone, as do most salt prints, overlapping in time with albumen prints made from glass plate negatives, but tending to be earlier. The frame measures 9-5/8” by 11-5/8” and the image is matted in light gray in an oval cutout measuring 4-1/4” by 6-1/2.”  [sr][ph:L]

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