Name/Title
TINTYPE OF UNKNOWN MALEEntry/Object ID
97.58.12.1Description
Color: Red
A tintype of an unknown male, ca. 1890. The image of a Latino male in a suit consisting of a dark jacket and vest, white shirt, and possibly a necktie. He has short dark hair and a mustache. The image is in a red paper frame with an oval-shaped window. There is a gold-colored border around the window and around the edge of the frame which was folded back open the top and bottom. There is no identification anywhere on the object as to the subject or the photographer. The tin is cracked at center left and there is considerable bubbling, mainly on the left. The paper is very worn at top and bottom and there appears to be water stains on the reverse. Therefore, the object is in poor condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Two-dimensional, Tintypes, Clothing and dress, Portrait photography
