Sixth Plate

NERVOUS ENERGY . . . Probably caused the subject?s movement, although his facial expression shows grave uncertainty too when he posed for this retaped sixth plate. He visited a moderately skilled man whose end result revealed solarization in the lightest areas. The fellow?s fancy hat with the turned up brim and his neatly knotted bowtie suggest he dressed specifically for the visit. Light red pigment was painted on his cheeks and lips. Funky tarnish surrounds the sitter. That wayward diagonal line on his chapeau and forehead was not a scratch, and it is barely seen when the likeness is examined inside a two-part case. Mold mites and white flecks aren?t really bothersome.