Tintype of man and woman in wedding attire
date: label: Date
content: 1870s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: Tintype depicting woman and man seated together. Each has hand in lap and looks forward. Woman wears light dress with lace collar and man wears crisp suit with vest with a white shirt and chain watch. Man wears a boutonniere on his lapel. Woman may have large floral element on her chest, but low contrast makes confirmation difficult. Studio backdrop has tree trunk at left.
place: label: Place collected
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Marriage customs and rites
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: 2014.312.134
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 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (8.9 × 6.4 cm)