Portrait of a man

Photography

Inventory number
2022.6.15.12.PH.VI.C1860.EU
Description
Direct positive on a sheet of metal coated with a dark lacquer represented a portrait of a man in three quarter turn is wearing a dark jacket and a single-breasted checkered waistcoat with small light buttons. The tintype / tintype is framed behind a glass in an ornate brass oval matte frame.
Materials
Tintype
Brass
Glass
Origin
circa 1860 Probably France or England
Dimensions
Width : 0.5 cm
Length : 5.2 cm
Height : 6.4 cm