Cased tintype of a young man
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1890
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Description
content: This tintype depicts a young man in a dark suit and light colored collar. He is shown from the waist up with his hands clasped in front of him. The tintype is framed in a stamped yellow gold colored metal frame with a raised, patterned edge. The frame is rectangular but has an oval window. The tintype is housed in a rectangular pressed paper dark brown folding case. Once opened, the tintype is in the right panel, the left panel is covered by faded red velvet with an embossed leaf pattern. The outside of the case has a raised floral pattern.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1865-1921
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.248.9.1
objectType: label: Type
content: tintypes
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: silver on iron with metal , glass , cardboard , cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (open): 3 5/8 × 6 1/2 × 1/2 in. (9.2 × 16.5 × 1.3 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (closed): 3 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 3/4 in. (9.2 × 8.3 × 1.9 cm)