Abstract Bust-length profile portrait of a balding man facing left. He wears a carefully tied cravat and dark frock coat. Signed l.r." Bessie A. Batchats [?] / Raleigh 1875" Condition: Poor, paper has an arched top, Acid mat burn. Horizontal tear from left side three-quarters across the image at the subject's chin; tear at nape of neck; chips from the side and top edges; evidence of water damage across lower half. Note: verso in ball point pen and pencil "Kemp Plummer / HSC 1786". Verso image shared...

Abstract Verso of bust-length profile portrait of a balding man facing left. Condition: Poor, paper has an arched top, acid mat burn, horizontal tear from right side three-quarters across the image, chips from the side and top edges, evidence of water damage across lower half. Inscription top center in ball point pen and pencil "Kemp Plummer / HSC 1786". Note: related to image of recto, shared shelf #12629260.