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HALF PLATE TINTYPE POST-MORTEMS OF A YOUNG GIRL.

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HALF PLATE TINTYPE POST-MORTEMS OF A YOUNG GIRL.
Ca.1860-1870. A rare pair of post-mortem tintypes of a young girl holding tinted flowers; in one she's laid on white cloth, and the other on black cloth. In a labeled Littlefield, Parsons and Company union case with fancy brass mats.

Condition: Images with very good clarity and minor defects around the edges (not visible when matted). Case very good with only two small cracks at the latches.

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