Brilliantly Hand Colored British 1/4 Plate 62nd Wiltshire Officer Daguerreotype For Sale

Brilliantly hand colored British quarter platedaguerreotype of a62nd Wiltshire Regiment of Foot Officer! There appears to be an identification etched into the reverse of the plate, but I\'m unable to decipher. His jacket is tinted a vibrant red, the sash a slightly different hue. All of the buttons, cap badge, belt buckle and braid are adorned in gold. He clutches his sword in one hand and glove in the other. His shako rests on the table between his body and wrist with the number \'62\' clearly visible. The \'62\' would have been originally reversed in the image, and then painted on by the artist to correct it for the sitter. The background is tinted a subtle shade of blue with clouds ever-so-carefully tipped in. Really a brilliant piece of early British military history!
The 62nd [Wiltshire] Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, which was raised as a line regiment in 1756 and saw service through the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. As part of the Haldane Reforms, it was amalgamated with the 99th Duke of Edinburgh\'s [Lanarkshire] Regiment of Foot in 1881, to form the Wiltshire Regiment.Although originally formed as a line regiment, the 62nd as a regiment was employed, at times, in a light infantry role. This was not the first 62nd Regiment of the British Army. The first unit of the British Army to be the 62nd Regiment was renumbered as the 60th Regiment in 1757, and became better known as the King\'s Royal Rifle Corps. The second unit to be designated as the 62nd Regiment was also renumbered in 1757. This second regiment would become the 78th Fraser Highlanders.During its existence, the 62nd Regiment would earn six battle honours: Louisburg, Nive, Ferozeshah, Sobaron, and Sevastopol. The regiment\'s slow march was \"May Blossoms\" and its quick march was \"The Vly be on Turmit\". [Credit Wikipedia]Size: British Quarter Plate - Slightly Larger American Quarter Plate ~ 3.3125\" x 4.3125\"
Condition: There is some light surface debris that was left alone due to the rich hand coloring. Also a few scattered light mold spiders and the occasional speck, some light matte marks on the left edge, right edge, and along the bottom, with the worst being in the lower right corner. Light tarnish follows the perimeter with a few scattered spots of tarnish. A really rich, detailed portrait.Resealed with the original glass and Filmoplast P90.
Housing: Nice lightly worn full brown leatherette case with original spine, rich wine colored velvet plush and double hook working closure.