Matted tintype of Bachus
date: label: Date
content: 1860s
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Bachus
notes: label: Description
content: 2014.20.1a: A matted tintype of Bachus, an enslaved man. The image is a studio portrait that features Bachus wearing a top hat, coat, waistcoat, pants, and boots. He holds a cane in his right hand and rests his left hand on a prop fence.
label: Description
content: 2014.20.1b: The tintype has a discolored paper mat with red borders. The back of the mat is red and there is no inscription.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
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 the Mary Moody Northen Endowment
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.20.1.1ab
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
label: Type
content: portraits
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: collodion and silver on iron with lacquer, paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2014.20.1.1a (tintype)): 3 11/16 × 2 1/2 in. (9.4 × 6.4 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (2014.20.1.1b (mat)): 4 13/16 × 3 1/16 in. (12.2 × 7.8 cm)