Photograph by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Unidentified Man or Men  Search this

Medium:

silver nitrate on glass photographic plate

Dimensions:

H x W: 3 1/2 x 2 1/2 in. (8.9 x 6.4 cm)

Type:

ambrotypes

portraits

Date:

ca. 1855

Description:

This 1/6 plate ambrotype depicts an unidentified man from the waist up. He wears a dark jacket, light shirt, and a dark ribbon tie at the neck. His cheeks have been hand-tinted pink, and a chain hanging from his waist has been tinted gold. The ambrotype is housed in a brown case and has an oval gold metal frame with worn decorative details including two crossed flags and a shield at bottom and top center.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2008.9.11

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Photographs and Still Images

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56989747a-4e91-4581-b40f-108c5fdea29b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2008.9.11