Child wearing a dark sailor suit
Child wearing a dark sailor suit

Child wearing a dark sailor suit


Permanent ID:
7275
Date:
circa 1887
Image Description:
Image: Oversized 1/16 plate; Boy seated on rustic bench with painted backdrop with hair cut in bangs over the forehead, wearing a sailor suit with white braid trim around the collar and sleeves. Preserver: Straight and embossed with simple pattern (after 1850). Mat: Oval with matte finish and simple embossed design (1850). Case: Leather covered wood frame embossed with a floral design on the front and a geometric design on the back, with an interior gilded edge trim, a red velvet pinchpad, and a red velvet cushion embossed with a scrollwork design (ca. 1850).
Format:
Tintypes
Dimensions:
Width: 4.0 cm, Height: 5.0 cm (image)
Width: 1 9/16 in, Height: 1 31/32 in (image)
Width: 8.1 cm, Height: 9.4 cm, Depth: 1.9 cm (case)
Width: 3 3/16 in, Height: 3 11/16 in, Depth: 3/4 in (case)
Collection:
Tintypes of unidentified children
Library of Congress Subjects:
Portrait photography--United States [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh2010107725]
Photography of children [info:lc/authorities/subjects/sh85101337]
Tintypes [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm010835]