Rees, Charles R.,, photographer.
[Unidentified woman, possibly Mrs. James Shields, in mourning dress and brooch showing Confederate soldier and holding young boy wearing kepi]
[between 1861 and 1865]
1 photograph : ninth-plate ambrotype, hand-colored ; 8.0 x 6.9 cm (case)
Notes:
Title devised by Library staff.
Case: Papier mache with mother of pearl and hand painting; floral design.
Identification of woman as Mrs. James Shields from dealer.
Use digital images. Original served only by appointment because material requires special handling. For more information see: (www.loc.gov/rr/print/info/617_apptonly.html)
Deposit; Tom Liljenquist; 2013; (D067)
Purchased from: The Virginia Confederate, Waldorf, Maryland, 2013.
Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photographs (Library of Congress).
Forms part of: Ambrotype/Tintype photograph filing series (Library of Congress).
Subjects:
Confederate States of America.--Army--People--1860-1870.
Women--1860-1870.
Widows--1860-1870.
Boys--1860-1870.
Mourning clothing & dress--1860-1870.
Soldiers--Confederate--1860-1870.
Military uniforms--Confederate--1860-1870.
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Military personnel--Confederate.
Format: Group portraits--1860-1870.
Portrait photographs--1860-1870.
Ambrotypes--Hand-colored--1860-1870.
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Ambrotype/Tintype filing series (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650518
Liljenquist Family collection (Library of Congress) (DLC) 2010650519
More information about this collection is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.lilj
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/ppmsca.37270
Call Number: AMB/TIN no. 3094 |