Object ID:
2004.148
Title:
Carte de visite, Full-length portrait of man with tinted eyeglasses and cane
Photographer:
H.C. VanSyckel, photographer
Place:
Philadelphia
Date:
after 1860?
Description:
Black and white photo is mounted on a white card. Photo shows a young man with short hair and a slight bearded who is wearing tinted eyeglasses and holding a cane in his right hand. He is wearing a knee-length coat, over a vest and trousers, and light-colored bow tie. His cheeks are tinted. Printed on the reverse, at center, is "Cartes de Visite, Six for $1.00. From H.C. Vansyckel, No. 532 N. Second Street, Philadelphia." Foxing on carte. Cartes de visite were popular during the Civil War era.
Medium:
Card stock, paper
Print Size:
4 x 2 1/2 in.
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Man with tinted eyeglasses
Man with tinted eyeglasses