FANTASTIC COAT.

I seriously don’t think I’ve ever seen a cooler coat in a 19th century photograph. He must have been a part of a fraternal organization? He holds a creepy looking black mask, has a hat perched on the posing stand, and then there is that sword. The hat has an eagle on it. The half plate ambrotype is a single pane of glass backed by a piece of black painted metal so unfortunately, there is not much we can do about the dust and marks on the emulsion side. Generally though the condition is good. The image comes in a whole leatherette case