Beschreibung:

Lot of 7. A ninth plate tintype of a gentleman with an 1861 note on Rhode Island stationary from Richard Diekins at Camp Pierpont to his friend. Richard writes, I have not seen a girl in so long that I have forgot how one looks. Based on Diekins short note, it can be assumed that he was a soldier, stationed in the area; however, the Civil War database has no record of a Richard Diekins. A fine sixth plate ambrotype of a clean-shaven gentleman with a mat stamped Ambrotype/ By Rehn/ Patent July/ 4th & 11th 1854. There are three current listings for daguerreotypist with the last name Rehn including Issac Rehn, the man credited for the first ambrotype in the United States. The two remaining Rehn's worked with Issac. A quarter plate painted photograph in excellent condition with a mat stamped by Gurney & Fredricks, 349 Broadway. The photographer, Jeremiah Gurney was a jeweler turned daguerreotypist. He exhibited his work at the American Institute Fair in New York City in 1850. He pioneered mammoth daguerreotype plates and exhibited eleven double full plates and six half plates at the American Institute Fair in 1851 . A ninth plate ambrotype of a seated gentleman in a thermoplastic hanging case and a mat stamped by the photographer, E.S. Dunshee/ Artist, Fall River, MA. A sixth plate ambrotype of a young woman in a black dress with a lace collar. A sixth plate ruby ambrotype of an aged woman housed in a brown, geometric thermoplastic union case. A sixth plate oval relievo portrait of a seated young man. Condition: Very good