Tintype of two seated men in wooden and velvet case
date: label: Date
content: 1870s - 1890s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A tintype of two seated men, within a wood and velvet case. The outside of the case has an ornamental design of two central crosses surrounded by decorative scroll work. The case has a border in a wave design, with faded bits of gold. A hook and circular bolt clasp holds the case together as it is no longer hinged. In the interior of the case, the left side is lined with red velvet with a decorative leaf and scrollwork design. The ambrotype photograph is on the right interior of the case, within a decorative gold metal frame and faded red velvet casing. Both sides of the interior have a border in a wave design with gilt edging. The black and white photograph depicts two men seated next to each other in chairs. Each has their outer leg crossed over their knees and their hands folded in their lap, looking straight at the camera. he man on the left is wearing a bowler hat, turtleneck, and suit. He has a pin on the lapel of his proper right jacket. The man on the right is wearing light pants and a dark jacket with tie. He is also wearing a military cap with a metal pin attached reading [25 / G] in the mirror image. In the background, a wooden screen with floral printed fabric is visible.
place: label: Place depicted
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Buffalo Soldiers
label: Topic
content: Military
label: Topic
content: Photography
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Liljenquist Family 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 the Liljenquist Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2018.105.21
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
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 and metal, velvet, and wood with paint
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 4 1/4 × 6 × 3/8 in. (10.8 × 15.2 × 1 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 4 × 3 × 9/16 in. (10.2 × 7.6 × 1.5 cm)