Eye of the Beholder : Images of People with Vision Loss in the Nineteenth Century
Object ID:
2003.10
Title:
Gem tintype of a blind man
Photographer:
unknown
Date:
after 1860
Description:
The tintype shows a head-and-shoulders portrait of a blind man. His cheeks are tinted pink. The tintype is mounted in a white carte-sized sleeve with an oval opening decorated in embossed trim. Sleeve has yellowed; slight foxing.
Medium:
Sheet iron; paper
Print Size:
7/8 x 5/8 in. visible image ; 4 x 2
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