(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) Delicately hand tinted tintype of Jo

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Delicately hand-tinted tintype of John Brown. Sixth-plate tintype, 2 1/2 x 2 inches oval to sight in period gilt mat; in a leather case blind-stamped with an American flag, with minor wear. Np, circa 1860

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This portrait of the abolitionist leader is also found at Harper's Ferry; Abbott & Co. also released it as an uncased tintype with a printed label on verso.