Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant sixth plate ambrotype I'm very tempted to keep

I'm very tempted to keep this one for myself

minor bumping to corners and a few small stains

but finding this little wall box yesterday made an outing that otherwise turned up very little worth the trip--I love this thing

who it gives me pleasure to imagine drawing all his favorite players

as there are some letters a bit taller and wider and thicker than others

Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant sixth plate ambrotype I'm very tempted to keepI've looked at quite a good number of rewards of merit and this seems a rare and unusual one to me extra large in size, and featuring images of George Washington (in bust portrait and in action), a classically depicted Liberty (in red robe and crowned portrait), and a soaring eagle. At lower right is a portrait of, I believe, Joseph Brant Thayendanegea, Native American of the Mohawks, who led the Six Nations in unifying to fight for the British during