Tintype of a baby surrounded by lace coverlet
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1870
name: label: Photograph by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Child or Children
notes: label: Description
content: A hand-tinted tintype of a baby surrounded by lace. The ribbon on the child's jacket has been hand-tinted blue, and the cheeks have been tinted pink. The tintype is housed in a case lined with red velvet textile and has a decorative gold metal frame.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
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: 2008.9.9
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: silver on iron photographic plate
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 in. (8.9 x 8.3 cm)