Brooch with a portrait of an unidentified man

ca. 1860

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Washington, D.C., United States

Ladies' oval-shaped brooch with a black-and-white tintype photograph of an African American man. The brooch is silver in color with a glass front and a pushpin back. The man in the photograph is wearing a dark colored necktie, jacket and vest with a white shirt.

Details

Title: Brooch with a portrait of an unidentified man
Date Created: ca. 1860
Physical Dimensions: H x W (image): 1 3/4 × 1 5/16 in. (4.5 × 3.3 cm)
Subject Keywords: Photography
Medium: metal, collodion and silver on iron with lacquer

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