Object ID:
2004.88
Title:
Tintype, Elderly man who may be visually impaired
Photographer:
unknown
Place:
unknown
Date:
ca. 1860?
Description:
Tintype shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of an elderly man whose eyes appear to be very light in color. He is wearing a dark jacket, vest, and bow tie. Cheeks are lightly tinted. Tintype is taped to a white mat with an oval-shaped opening surrounded by an embossed design. Reverse of mat is blank. White tape has yellowed; mat is slightly soiled.
Medium:
Sheet iron
Print Size:
2 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. tintype ; 4 x 2 1
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Elderly man who may be blind
Elderly man who may be blind