Object ID:
2001.218
Title:
Tintype of a young blind man
Photographer:
unknown
Date:
1880s?
Description:
The tintype shows a young blind man who is wearing a dark jacket and vest and a white high-collared shirt with a very small, light-colored bow tie. It is mounted in a white sleeve with an oval opening measuring 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. A dotted line and a solid line border the opening. The man's cheeks are tinted pink. Sleeve has yellowed; some blistering of emulsion.
Medium:
Sheet iron; paper
Print Size:
2 1/8 x 1 3/4 in. tintype ; 3 7/8 x
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Tintype of a young blind man
Tintype of a young blind man