Tintype of a seated man

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Tintype portrait depicting man wearing a vest, jacket, neck tie, hat, and a ring on his right pinky finger. The photograph has been hand-colored with a hint of pink at the cheeks and gold on his ring and shirt buttons. The man is seated with his left hand placed on his left leg and his right hand resting on an arm rest to his side. Plate is clipped at all four corners. Photograph is flaking at edges and is discolored along bottom edge.

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