Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant sixth plate ambrotype minor bumping to corners and

minor bumping to corners and a few small stains

no matter I don't think

visible through a little cutout window at the center of either side

It is accompanied by botanical notes about the Yellow Water Lily

Unusual, Large, Hand-painted Reward of Merit with George Washington, Liberty, Joseph Brant sixth plate ambrotype minor bumping to corners andI'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