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Lot 173:
Description
Antique 19th Cen. – 5 Union Cases, 5 Photos, and an Album. There are 5 union cases included and each has a velvet lining on one cover with a floral motif depicted. There is a cased tintype of a young man wearing a hat and he is seated. His pocket watch and cheeks are retouched. There are 2 pictures, each depicting an adult woman where one has a bonnet on and the other does not. The woman with the bonnet has her cheeks retouched. The other woman has the necklace she is wearing retouched with gold coloring. The last two union cases are of two young girls. One girl is posing with her doll and her cheeks are retouched. The other young girl has her hands folded on her lap and cheeks retouched as well. Most of these have a closure on a hinge and black cases. There are 5 uncased photos as well. The ambrotype is of 3 women with 2 seated and one standing. Their cheeks are slightly retouched with pink. There is a young girl in a printed dress seated on a chair. Another photo of a young girl on a chair next to a table. A tintype of a young woman. A tintype of a sister and a brother. On these photos, retouching is only seen on the group photos. For the brother and sister, her dress is retouched slightly. Included as well is a leather bound photo album. It has about 45 photos and the pages are gold trimmed with flowers imprinted on them. The photos are of men, women, and children with some photos depicting couples and groups. Several of the photographed subjects have retouched cheeks. Some names mentioned are Uncle Charlie, Aunt Georgia, Kate Wells, and a few other names as well. The photographs are tintypes and there are some with severe toning and spotting. Age can be seen on the pages and on the closures of the book. Included as well is a gray archival box with a removable lid. It is in good condition and can hold the photographs and album book inside.
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