Cased tintype of a young 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.

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.

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