Carte-de-visite of a gentleman in a white coat
date: label: Date
content: 1865-1866
name: label: Photograph by
content: James G. Brayton, American, born 1822
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: A sepia tone carte-de-visite of a gentleman in a white topper coat. Captured standing with his arms crossed, a dark-haired man with moustache and beard poses for his portrait wearing a dark bowtie, thigh length textured coat, black trousers and dress shoes. He is flanked by a curtain prop, plain wall, and elaborately carved wooden chair. On the reverse of the carte-de-visite are numerical graphite inscriptions as well as "Jennings" and "(Napa, Calif.)" and a red, two-cent revenue stamp without date or initials.
place: label: Place captured
content: Napa, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: American West
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Fashion
label: Topic
content: Men
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2020.10.10.13
objectType: label: Type
content: cartes-de-visite
label: Type
content: albumen prints
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: albumen on wove paper and cardboard
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (image): 3 9/16 × 2 3/16 in. (9 × 5.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (card): 4 × 2 7/16 in. (10.1 × 6.2 cm)