Tintype of a man standing
date: label: Date
content: 1880s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: Tintype depicts a man standing with his left foot crossed over his right and his left hand leaning on a chair armrest. The man is wearing a suit with jacket, vest, and pants. The top button of his suit jacket is buttoned, showing his vest and chain watch underneath. He is wearing a hat and bow tie. Studio backdrop has stonework and plants. Photograph is is heavily scratched along sitter's torso, with minor scratching overall. Top and right edges of plate were not exposed, leaving large black margins.
place: label: Place collected
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.141
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (Image and Sheet): 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (9.2 × 5.7 cm)